32 CFR § 507.5 - Statutory authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s507.5"
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title: "32 CFR § 507.5 - Statutory authority."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "507.5"
section_name: "Statutory authority."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "AID OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS"
part_number: "507"
part_name: "MANUFACTURE, SALE, WEAR, AND QUALITY CONTROL OF HERALDIC ITEMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "10 U.S.C. 7594; 18 U.S.C 701, 704; 36 U.S.C. 901."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 54616, Oct. 4, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "507"
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# 507.5 Statutory authority.

(a) The manufacture, commercial sale, possession, and reproduction of badges, identification cards, insignia, or other designs prescribed by the head of a U.S. department or agency, or colorable imitations of them, are governed by Title 18, United States Code, section 701 (18 U.S.C. 701).

(b) The wear, manufacture, and commercial sale of military decorations, medals, badges, and their components and appurtenances, or colorable imitations thereof, are governed by 18 U.S.C. 704.

(c) The Army's providing heraldic services to other Military departments and Federal agencies is governed by 10 U.S.C. 7594.

(d) The display of and license to manufacture and sell the approved Service flag or Service lapel button is governed by 36 U.S.C. 901.

(e) The ownership and licensing of trademarks, service marks, and collective marks such as DUI, RDI, SSI, and other Army-owned heraldic insignia are governed by 15 U.S.C. 1051 *et seq.,* and 10 U.S.C. 2260.