Sec. 246. Mutilation of flag, etc.—Any person who shall publicly mutilate, deface, defile, defy, trample upon or by word or act cast contempt upon any such flag, standard, color, ensign, coat-of-arms or shield, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.246
Mutilation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Most recently applied in 219 Wis. 2d 362 - State v. Janssen (June 1998)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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