{"code":"MVC","codeName":"Military and Veterans Code","section":"614","citation":"Mil. & Vet. Code, § 614","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. EMBLEMS AND DECORATIONS [611. - 649.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Emblems [611. - 617.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-3/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1364.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly casts contempt upon any Flag of the United States or of this state by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon it.</p>","text":"A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly casts contempt upon any Flag of the United States or of this state by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon it.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/emblems-614","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}