36 CFR § 1200.14 - What are NARA's conditions for the use of the official seals and logos?

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title: "36 CFR § 1200.14 - What are NARA's conditions for the use of the official seals and logos?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1200.14"
section_name: "What are NARA's conditions for the use of the official seals and logos?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES"
part_number: "1200"
part_name: "OFFICIAL SEALS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "18 U.S.C. 506, 701, and 1017; 44 U.S.C. 2104(e), 2116(b), 2302."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 72101, Dec. 4, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1200.14 What are NARA's conditions for the use of the official seals and logos?

If your request is approved, you must follow these conditions:

(a) Use the official seals and/or logos only for the specific purpose for which approval was granted;

(b) Submit additional written requests for any uses other than the use granted in the approval letter;

(c) Do not delegate the approval to another individual(s) or organization without NARA's prior approval; and

(d) Do not change the official seals and/or logos themselves. They must visually and physically appear as NARA originally designed them, with no alterations.

(e) Only use the official seal(s) and/or logo(s) for the time period designated in the approval letter (example: for the duration of a conference or exhibit).

[67 FR 72101, Dec. 4, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 26051, May 11, 2004]