H.P. 1287 - L.D. 1848
An Act to Require the Display of the Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Flag
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §136 is enacted to read:
§136. Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day
The Governor annually shall issue a proclamation designating the 3rd Friday in September as Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day in remembrance of the courage and plight of American prisoners of war and those missing in action. The proclamation must recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner.
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §206-A is enacted to read:
§206-A. Prisoner of war - missing in action flag
1. Required. The prisoner of war - missing in action flag must be flown in the following places until all those individuals designated as prisoners of war or missing in action are released or accounted for:
A. Above the State House; and
B. At each National Guard facility.
2. Optional. A municipality may display the prisoner of war - missing in action flag on a flag pole located at the main office building of the municipality whenever the flag of the United States is flown.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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