{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-54-144","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-54-144","heading":"Ordinance prohibiting or restricting display of flag prohibited - Ordinance regulating manner or placement of flag","body":"(a) As used in this section, \"municipality\" means any incorporated town, city, or metropolitan government.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a municipality shall not adopt or enforce an 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.\n(c) A municipality may adopt and enforce an 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.","path":["TN Code","Title 6","Chapter 54"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"9f73bb5f2bf44bc64755c64fbbb635de5f40ec90c46b8157995f06925ce31492","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-54-143","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-54-145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}