{"code":"SHC","codeName":"Streets and Highways Code","section":"670.5","citation":"Sts. & Hy. Code, § 670.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. STATE HIGHWAYS [50. - 897.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/streets-and-highways-code/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. The Care and Protection of State Highways [660. - 759.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/streets-and-highways-code/division-1/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Permit Provisions [670. - 695.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/streets-and-highways-code/division-1/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 201, Sec. 1.   (AB 866)   Effective January 1, 2018.","effective":"2018-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The Flag of the United States of America and the Flag of the State of California may be displayed on a sidewalk located in or abutting on a state highway situated within a city, if the type of flagholder and the method of its installation and maintenance are not in violation of the department’s rules.</p><p>(b) (1) A city or county may display the Flag of the United States of America or the Flag of the State of California, or both, as part of a gateway monument if the flags are maintained by the city or county.</p><p>(2) As used in this subdivision, a “gateway monument” means any freestanding structure or sign, or nonintegral or nonrequired highway feature, constructed within the state’s right-of-way, that communicates the name of the city or county.</p>","text":"(a) The Flag of the United States of America and the Flag of the State of California may be displayed on a sidewalk located in or abutting on a state highway situated within a city, if the type of flagholder and the method of its installation and maintenance are not in violation of the department’s rules. (b) (1) A city or county may display the Flag of the United States of America or the Flag of the State of California, or both, as part of a gateway monument if the flags are maintained by the city or county. (2) As used in this subdivision, a “gateway monument” means any freestanding structure or sign, or nonintegral or nonrequired highway feature, constructed within the state’s right-of-way, that communicates the name of the city or county.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/streets-and-highways-code/permit-provisions-670-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}