| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the display of flags; amending s. |
| 3 | 720.304, F.S.; authorizing homeowners to display certain |
| 4 | flags in a specified manner; providing an effective date. |
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| 6 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 8 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 720.304, Florida |
| 9 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 10 | 720.304 Right of owners to peaceably assemble; display of |
| 11 | flag; SLAPP suits prohibited.-- |
| 12 | (2)(a) Any homeowner may display one official portable, |
| 13 | removable United States flag, not larger than 4 feet by 6 feet, |
| 14 | or official flag of the State of Florida in a respectful manner |
| 15 | from a freestanding flagpole not to exceed 20 feet in height in |
| 16 | the front, rear, or side yard of the property, and on Armed |
| 17 | Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, and |
| 18 | Veterans Day may display in a respectful manner portable, |
| 19 | removable official flags, not larger than 41/2 feet by 6 feet, |
| 20 | which represent the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine |
| 21 | Corps, or Coast Guard, regardless of any declaration rules or |
| 22 | requirements dealing with flags or decorations. |
| 23 | (b) In addition to the display of the United States flag |
| 24 | authorized pursuant to paragraph (a), any homeowner may display |
| 25 | one official flag of the State of Florida, a flag that |
| 26 | represents the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine |
| 27 | Corps, or Coast Guard, or the POW-MIA flag in a respectful |
| 28 | manner below the United States flag from the freestanding |
| 29 | flagpole authorized pursuant to paragraph (a). The additional |
| 30 | flag authorized pursuant to this paragraph may not be larger |
| 31 | than 3 feet by 5 feet. |
| 32 | (c) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to |
| 33 | condominiums or any property that is community owned. |
| 34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |