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Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-5-114: Resolution or ordinance prohibiting or restricting display of flag prohibited - Resolution or ordinance regulating manner or placement of flag

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  1. TN Code
  2. Title 5
  3. Chapter 5

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a county legislative body shall not adopt or enforce a resolution or ordinance that prohibits or restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting, a property owner from displaying a flag of the United States of America, a flag of the state of Tennessee, the MIA/POW flag, or an official or replica flag of any branch of the United States armed forces on the property owner's property.

(b) A county legislative body may adopt and enforce a resolution or ordinance that reasonably regulates the manner and placement of the display of a flag of the United States of America, a flag of the state of Tennessee, the MIA/POW flag, or an official or replica flag of any branch of the United States armed forces only when necessary to promote public health and safety.

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