36 CFR § 1280.46 - Filming, photographing, or videotaping for personal use.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s1280.46"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 1280.46 - Filming, photographing, or videotaping for personal use."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1280.46"
section_name: "Filming, photographing, or videotaping for personal use."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "NARA FACILITIES"
part_number: "1280"
part_name: "USE OF NARA FACILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "44 U.S.C. 2102 notes, 2104(a), 2112, 2903."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 26851, May 6, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1280"
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# 1280.46 Filming, photographing, or videotaping for personal use.
(a) You may film, photograph, or videotape on NARA property outside a NARA facility so long as you do not impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(b) You may film, photograph, or videotape inside a NARA facility during regular business hours in public areas, including research rooms and exhibition areas, unless otherwise posted, under the following conditions:
(1) You may not use a flash or other supplemental lighting; and
(2) You may not use a selfie stick, monopod, tripod, or similar equipment.
[88 FR 58502, Aug. 28, 2023]