Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 1-2-6 (2026)

Flag of the State - Display.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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The flag of the state shall be hoisted on the dome of the Capitol when the two houses of the Legislature are in session, and shall be used by the state on all occasions when it may be necessary or customary to display a flag, except when, in the opinion of the Governor, the national flag should be displayed.

(Code 1896, §3752; Code 1907, §2059; Code 1923, §2996; Code 1940, T. 55, §6.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Cummings v. State, 518 So. 2d 241 (Ala. Crim. App. 1987).

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Cummings v. State, 518 So. 2d 241 (Ala. Crim. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “State, the Alabama Supreme Court stated: “This statute [Ala.Code § 1-2-6 (1975)] is almost identical with § 781 of the California Penal Code.”

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