California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 670.5

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 201, Sec. 1. (AB 866) Effective January 1, 2018.
(a)The Flag of the United States of America and the Flag of the State of California may be displayed on a sidewalk located in or abutting on a state highway situated within a city, if the type of flagholder and the method of its installation and maintenance are not in violation of the department’s rules.
(b)(1) A city or county may display the Flag of the United States of America or the Flag of the State of California, or both, as part of a gateway monument if the flags are maintained by the city or county.
(2)As used in this subdivision, a “gateway monument” means any

freestanding structure or sign, or nonintegral or nonrequired highway feature, constructed within the state’s right-of-way, that communicates the name of the city or county.

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Cal. Sts. & High. Code § 670.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/shc/division-1-state-highways/chapter-3-the-care-and-protection-of-state-highways/article-2-permit-provisions/section-670.5

Other sections in Article 2 - Permit Provisions

§ 670§ 670.1§ 670.5§ 671§ 671.1§ 671.5§ 672§ 673§ 674§ 675…§ 686§ 687§ 688§ 689§ 690§ 691§ 692§ 693§ 694§ 695

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