{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-15.60","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 15.60","heading":"PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS; AMERICAN FLAG.","body":"(a) A public employer may not forbid a peace officer or firefighter from wearing a patch or pin depicting the flag of the United States of America on the employee's uniform, according to customary and standard flag etiquette. However, a public employer may limit the size of a flag patch worn on a uniform to no more than three inches by five inches.\n(b) For purposes of this section:\n(1) \"peace officer\" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (f);\n(2) \"firefighter\" means a person as defined in section 299A.41, subdivision 4, clause (3) or (4); and\n(3) \"public employer\" has the meaning given in section 179A.03, subdivision 15, and also includes a municipal fire department and an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation.\n(c) A peace officer or firefighter who believes a public employer is violating this section may request the attorney general to issue an opinion on the issue. Upon request, the attorney general must issue a written opinion, which is binding, unless a court makes a contrary decision. If after issuing an opinion, the attorney general determines that a public employer continues to violate this section, the attorney general may bring an action in district court to compel compliance.","path":["STATE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 15. STATE AGENCIES IN GENERAL","GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/15.60","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:25Z","sha256":"c9d9625ac16112d9df589be11001aa8a68385b7178a4b30ff59cd0898a7134e1","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-15.59","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-15.61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}