Fresno Municipal Code Art. 7 Display of Flags and Emblems

So that the people of Fresno will not forget the sacrifices of those members of the United States armed forces who, after the termination of hostilities, remain prisoners of war or missing in action, as well as the sacrifices of missing United States nonmilitary personnel and civilians, the flag of the National League of Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action (POW/MIA) Families, a black and white banner symbolizing the United States' missing, shall be displayed in front of the Fresno City Hall on each and every day that the Flags of the United States, the State of California, and the City of Fresno are displayed. At the discretion, and at administrative directive, of the City Manager, the POW/MIA flag may be displayed with the same frequency at other city facilities where the Flags of the United States, the State of California, and the City of Fresno are displayed. The display of the POW/MIA flag shall serve as a reminder to people everywhere of our country's firm resolve to achieve the fullest possible accounting for every member of the United States Armed Forces, and United States nonmilitary personnel and civilians.

This section shall cease to apply and the display requirement for the POW/MIA flag shall terminate upon a determination by the President of the United States that the fullest possible accounting has been made of all members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who have been identified as prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia.

(Added Ord. 96-51, § 1, eff. 8-16-96; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

The City of Fresno, a California Municipal Corporation, may not display or sell the Battle Flag of the Confederacy, also referred to as the Stars and Bars, or any similar image, or tangible personal property inscribed with such an image, unless the image appears in a book, digital medium, or city museum that serves an educational or historical purpose.

(Added Ord. 2015-24, § 1, eff. 9-10-15).