Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8012 Department of the Navy: Seal
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 803 — DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY › § 8012
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy must have an official seal for the Department of the Navy. The President must approve the seal’s design, and courts must accept the seal as official without needing extra proof.
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Title 10, §8012
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of the Navy shall have a seal for the Department of the Navy. The design of the seal must be approved by the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8012 was renumbered section 9012 of this title. Another prior section 8012 was renumbered section 8013 of this title and subsequently repealed.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5012 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8012
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102