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Summary: The US Flag Code is a set of federal guidelines created in 1923 and adopted into law in 1942 to standardize how Americans should display and respect the flag. It applies to all citizens, but violations are not legally enforced under the First Amendment. The Code discourages defacing or altering the red, white, and blue flag. Specialty designs like black-and-white thin line flags are not covered, while modifying a regular flag with added stripes is considered a violation. The flag of the …