Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§509 Penalty
Title 36 › Subtitle I — Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies › Part A — Observances and Ceremonies › CHAPTER 5 — PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES › § 509
Summary
Breaking rules: Title 18 fine or up to 30 days jail; daily offense.
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Title 36, §509
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A person violating a regulation prescribed under this chapter shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days. A separate violation occurs under this section for each day the violation continues.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 50936:728 (3d, last sentences).Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 974, § 8 (3d, last sentences), 70 Stat. 1051; Jan. 30, 1968, Pub. L. 90–251, § 3, 82 Stat. 4. The words “by the Council of the District of Columbia” and “the authority of” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “under title 18” are substituted for “not more than $100” for consistency with title 18. The words “A separate violation occurs under this section for each day the violation continues” are substituted for 36:728 (last sentence) for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 509
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102