Title 36Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§152506 Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 1525— - NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL › § 152506

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only the corporation, its divisions, and chapters may use "National Safety Council"; it controls seals and won't affect existing rights.

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Title 36, §152506

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The corporation and its subordinate divisions and regional, State, and local chapters have the exclusive right to use the name “National Safety Council”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15250636:477.Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 429, § 17, 67 Stat. 574. The words “and such emblems, seals, and badges as have heretofore been used by the Illinois corporation referred to in section 478 of this title in carrying out its program” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “This section does not affect any vested rights” are substituted for “it being distinctly understood, however, that nothing in this chapter shall interfere or conflict with established or vested rights” to eliminate unnecessary words.

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36 U.S.C. § 152506

Title 36Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73