Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51090.3 Definitions

• All-Weather Flag

  • A specially treated flag capable of being flown in all kinds of weather or conditions with little or no worry of the flag being torn, damaged, or soiled.

• Base Flag

  • The largest official flag. The Base flag is only flown in fair weather from sunrise to sunset. However, on special patriotic occasions, the Base flag may be displayed all night if proper lighting is available.

• Custom

  • An act or ceremony, stemming from tradition, which is enforceable as an unwritten law.

• Flagstaff

  • A pole on which a flag is raised.

• Half-Staff

  • The position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff. A flag is flown half-staff as a symbol of mourning for the dead or as a signal of distress.

• Memorial Day

  • A U.S.United States Holiday officially celebrated on the last Monday in May in honor of members of the U.S.United States Armed Forces killed in war.

• National Flag

  • The U.S.United States flag.

• Prisoner of War (POW)/Missing in Action (MIAMissing In Action) Flag

  • The National League of Families Prisoner of War (POW)/Missing in Action (MIAMissing In Action) flag is a black and white banner, which symbolizes those members of the U.S.United States Armed Forces listed as POW or MIAMissing In Action. The flag is officially recognized by Congress.

• State Flag

  • The flag of the State of California.

• Sunrise

  • The event or time of the daily first appearance of the sun above the eastern horizon.

• Sunset

  • The event or time of the daily disappearance of the sun below the western horizon.