Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§8108 Use of Public Buildings for Public Ceremonies
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART D — PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › CHAPTER 81 — ADMINISTRATIVE › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 8108
Summary
D.C. public buildings (not the Capitol or White House) and their approaches may not host inaugurations or other public events unless a law allows it.
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Title 40, §8108
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Except as expressly authorized by law, public buildings in the District of Columbia (other than the Capitol Building and the White House), and the approaches to those public buildings, shall not be used or occupied in connection with ceremonies for the inauguration of the President or other public functions.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 810840:31.Apr. 28, 1902, ch. 594, [§] 1 (last par. on p. 152), 32 Stat. 152. The words “in any manner whatever” are omitted as unnecessary.
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40 U.S.C. § 8108
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102