§705 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

You must not, on purpose, make, copy, sell, or buy for resale any badge, medal, emblem, insignia, or close look‑alike of a veterans’ organization that was set up by Congress or of a group officially recognized as its auxiliary. You also must not print or distribute pictures of those items unless the veterans’ group allows it under its rules. If you break this, you can be fined, jailed for up to six months, or both.

Title 18, §705

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Whoever knowingly manufactures, reproduces, sells or purchases for resale, either separately or on or appended to, any article of merchandise manufactured or sold, any badge, medal, emblem, or other insignia or any colorable imitation thereof, of any veterans’ organization incorporated by enactment of Congress, or of any organization formally recognized by any such veterans’ organization as an auxiliary of such veterans’ organization, or knowingly prints, lithographs, engraves or otherwise reproduces on any poster, circular, periodical, magazine, newspaper, or other publication, or circulates or distributes any such printed matter bearing a reproduction of such badge, medal, emblem, or other insignia or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized under rules and regulations prescribed by any such organization, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 76e (June 25, 1940, ch. 426, 54 Stat. 571). Words beginning the section are from the punishment provision of last sentence which was itself rewritten without surplusage. Changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $250”. 1950—Act Aug. 4, 1950, brought within the protection of this section emblems, badges, or insignia of auxiliary organizations of veteran’s organizations incorporated by an act of Congress.

§705 Badge or Medal of Veterans’ Organizations