U.S.C. Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS 36 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 217 - THE AMERICAN LEGION Sec. 21705 - Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§21705. Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges
The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name "The American Legion" or "American Legion". The corporation has the exclusive right to use, manufacture, and control the right to manufacture, emblems and badges the corporation adopts.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1298.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
21705 36:44 (words between 4th and 5th semicolons). Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §§4 (words between 4th and 5th semicolons), 8, 41 Stat. 285; June 26, 1953, ch. 153, 67 Stat. 82.
36:48.
The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words "to have and", "in carrying out its purposes", and "in carrying out the purposes of the corporation" are omitted as unnecessary.