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When hanging the national flag on a wall, always position the star field, an element known as the union, at the top and to the left. Place other flags, such as the South Carolina state flag, to the left. Position the national flag to the right of a speaker or a stage area. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7 (sunrise – sunset).National Firefighters Memorial Day, typically a Sunday during Fire Prevention Week in October (sunrise – sunset) and.Patriot Day, September 11 (sunrise – sunset).Memorial Day, last Monday in May (sunrise – noon).Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, unless it coincides with Armed Forces Day (sunrise – sunset).This can be useful both for knowing when to take the flag to half-staff and when answering residents' questions about why the flag is lowered on any given occasion.Ĭustomary days to fly half-staff include: The SC Department of Administration's Division of Facilities Management and Property Services offers email alerts for half-staff observances. Supreme Court chief justice, or current speaker of the house has died. A half-staff display is also appropriate based on reliable information that the current or former president, current vice president, current or former U.S. The governor of South Carolina may order half-staff observances in tribute to firefighters and law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty or after a South Carolina resident and member of the military dies in combat. The right to order half-staff displays is reserved for the President of the United States and for governors, who can make the order for their states. When taking the flag down, raise it to the top of the pole again, then lower it. When raising a flag for a half-staff display, first hoist it to the peak of the pole before lowering it halfway. Weather damage to the flag should be avoided, but all-weather flags can be appropriately displayed in bad weather. Here are some key points to consider that will keep a city's flag displays in accordance with Public Law 94-344, known as the Flag Code.įlags are customarily flown only from sunrise to sunset, but flying them after dark while properly illuminating them is also considered appropriate.ĭetermining if a flag should be flown in weather conditions such as rain or high winds depends on how it is made.

With Flag Day on June 14 and Independence Day in July, summertime brings out many displays of the United States flag.

South Carolina Municipal Insurance and Risk Financing Fund.South Carolina Municipal Insurance Trust.Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government.SC Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute.SC Advanced Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government.SC Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government.SC Municipal Human Resources Association.SC Municipal Finance Officers, Clerks and Treasurers Association.SC Business Licensing Officials Association.SC Association of Municipal Power Systems.Municipal Court Administration Association of SC.