Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§153104 Exclusive Right to Name, Seals, Emblems, and Badges
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1531 — THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION › § 153104
Summary
Only the corporation and its subordinate divisions may use the name "National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution", and the corporation alone decides who may use any seals, emblems, or badges it adopts.
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Title 36, §153104
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the name “National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15310436:18c.Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 4, as added Oct. 1, 1976, Pub. L. 94–443, § 2, 90 Stat. 1475. The word “sole” is omitted as included in “exclusive”. The words “the corporation adopts” are substituted for “as have heretofore been adopted or used by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution” for consistency in the revised title.
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36 U.S.C. § 153104
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102