{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-35.833","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.833","heading":"Taking down, destroying, defacing, carrying away, or possessing flag holder or flag as misdemeanor; penalty.","body":"Sec. 3.\n\nA person who willfully takes down, destroys, defaces, or carries away or possesses a flag holder or other design or memorial flag placed at a grave for memorial purposes without authority from the owner of the cemetery or the person causing the flag holder or other design or memorial flag to be placed in the cemetery or at the grave is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not less than $5.00 or more than $500.00, or both.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 35","Act Act-63-of-1915"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-35-833","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"6d0a92053facefd151d55729faf9c9275e3b6db1871053bd896750dc201c9da7","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-35.832a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-35.991"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}