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Flags & Signs · Illinois

765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 605/18.6

Display of American flag or military flag

Official text ↗ Checked against the official source on 2 November 2026

At a glance

Flags protected
American flag and military flag
“a board may not prohibit the display of the American flag or a military flag, or both,”
Limits the HOA may set
Reasonable rules on flag placement and display manner
“a board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding the placement and manner of display of a military flag.”
Flagpoles protected
Flagpoles may not be prohibited
“A board may not prohibit the installation of a flagpole for the display of the American flag or a military flag, or both,”
Flag materials
Fabric, cloth, or paper only
“made of fabric, cloth, or paper displayed from a staff or flagpole or in a window,”

Each fact is shown with the exact words of the statute it comes from. Your association's governing documents may also apply.

Official text

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Show the full text of 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 605/18.6
Sec. 18.6. Display of American flag or military flag. (a) Notwithstanding any provision in the declaration, bylaws, rules, regulations, or agreements or other instruments of a condominium association or a master association or a common interest community association or a board's construction of any of those instruments, a board may not prohibit the display of the American flag or a military flag, or both, on or within the limited common areas and facilities of a unit owner or on the immediately adjacent exterior of the building in which the unit of a unit owner is located. A board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations, consistent with Sections 4 through 10 of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code, regarding the placement and manner of display of the American flag and a board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding the placement and manner of display of a military flag. A board may not prohibit the installation of a flagpole for the display of the American flag or a military flag, or both, on or within the limited common areas and facilities of a unit owner or on the immediately adjacent exterior of the building in which the unit of a unit owner is located, but a board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding the location and size of flagpoles. (b) As used in this Section: "American flag" means the flag of the United States (as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code and the Executive Orders entered in connection with that Section) made of fabric, cloth, or paper displayed from a staff or flagpole or in a window, but "American flag" does not include a depiction or emblem of the American flag made of lights, paint, roofing, siding, paving materials, flora, or balloons, or any other similar building, landscaping, or decorative component. "Board" includes a board of managers or a board of a master association or a common interest community association. "Military flag" means a flag of any branch of the United States armed forces or the Illinois National Guard and the Honor and Remember Flag made of fabric, cloth, or paper displayed from a staff or flagpole or in a window, but "military flag" does not include a depiction or emblem of a military flag made of lights, paint, roofing, siding, paving materials, flora, or balloons, or any other similar building, landscaping, or decorative component. (Source: P.A. 103-409, eff. 1-1-24.)

The same topic in other jurisdictions

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