Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 9 – Display of the United States and State Flags

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51090.26 References

  • Governor’s Executive Order R29-71.

  • 4 USC 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

  • 36 USC 902.

  • M&VCVehicle Code § 614 and 1831.

  • Full view of American flag
    Flag Before Folding

  • Three stripes of American flag
    Step 1
    Fold lengthwise. Bring the striped half up over the blue field.

  • American flag folded lengthwise.
    Step 2
    Fold lengthwise again, bringing bottom edge up to meet the top edge. This will place the upper part of the blue field (union) on top.

  • bottom edge folded across American Flag
    Step 3
    Fold lower right-hand corner to the upper edge to form a triangle.

  • edge folded across on American Flag
    Step 4
    Now fold the triangle toward the blue field. The outer point is turned inward on the upper edge of the Flag to form the second triangle.

  • Final step on American flag folded in a triangle
    Step 5
    Continue to fold the Flag in triangles until the entire Length of the Flag is folded.
    last fold of American flag

  • Note: If you have followed the above steps correctly, only the blue field should be visible. No red shows. The Flag will be in the triangular shape of a cocked hat symbolizing the hats worn by the soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

CONDITIONWAY TO DISPLAY
FROM STATIONARY FLAGSTAFFAmerican flag vertically hang on a top of a regular flag
FROM A STAFF PROJECTING FROM A BUILDINGAmerican flag with a pole hanging from a window in a forty-five degree angle
HANGING ACROSS A STREETAmerican flag hanging downwards with a string across
IN THE AUDITORIUMAmerican flag in front of a podium on the right side and the regular flag on the other side
HORIZONTALLY OROffice of Research VERTICALLY ON A WALL OROffice of Research WINDOWTop Horizontal American flag and bottom flag is American flag vertical.
POSITION OF SPEAKER’S PLATFORMAmerican flag behind speaker on podium
CROSSED STAFFSTwo flags, one American flag crossed on top of another blank flag
DISPLAY WITH FLAGS OF OTHER NATIONSAmerican flag o nthe right higher than the other two blank sample flags
AMERICAN FLAG IN A GROUP OF FLAGS (NOT OTHER NATIONS)Five flags on a pole and American Flag is in the middle and rest of the
sample flags cascades lower from the middle.
CARRYING FLAGS AT CEREMONIESTwo man holding flag marching. American flag higher on the right side than the other sample flag.
DRAPED OVER A CASKETAmerican flag on top of casket