Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102

§170105 Exclusive Right to Name, Seals, Emblems, and Badges

Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 1701 — PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA › § 170105

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only the national group, its State and regional branches, and its local chapters or posts may use the name "Paralyzed Veterans of America" and any seals, emblems, or badges that the national group legally adopts.

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Title 36, §170105

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The corporation and its State and regional organizations and local chapters or posts have the exclusive right to use the name “Paralyzed Veterans of America” and seals, emblems, and badges the corporation lawfully adopts.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 17010536:1160.Aug. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 92–93, § 10, 85 Stat. 318. The words “sole”, “have and”, and “in carrying out its purposes” are omitted as unnecessary.

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36 U.S.C. § 170105

Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102