AN ACT To authorize the respectful retirement by fire of State flags that are no longer fitting for display.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 144 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 144‑9.  Retirement of State flag.
An official flag of the State that is no longer a fitting emblem for display because it is worn, tattered, or otherwise damaged may be respectfully retired by fire."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 1st day of July, 2010.

	s/	 Walter H. Dalton
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 Governor

Approved 2:00 p.m. this 3rd day of August, 2010