Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§230105 Exclusive Right to Name, Seal, Emblems, and Badges
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2301 — VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 230105
Summary
Only the corporation may use the name "Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States," its official seal, and any emblems or badges it creates.
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Title 36, §230105
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation has the exclusive right to use the name “Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States” and its corporate seal and to manufacture and use emblems and badges the corporation adopts.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 23010536:114 (words between 4th and 5th semicolons).May 28, 1936, ch. 471, §§ 4 (words between 4th and 5th semicolons), 7, 49 Stat. 1391. 36:117. The words “sole”, “to have and”, and “in carrying out its purposes” in 36:117 are omitted as unnecessary. The words “as may be deemed necessary in the fulfillment of the purposes of the corporation” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 230105
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102