The U.S. Flag Code outlines the circumstances in which the President shall, and in some cases the governors of U.S. states may, order the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff. Those instances include:
- Memorial Day when the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff;
- Upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, by order of the President, as a mark of respect to their memory:
- 30 days from the death of the President or a former President,
- 10 days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
- from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession,
- on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress;
- In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law;
- In the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of any State, territory, or possession of the United States or the death of a member of the Armed Forces from any State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff…; and
- Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day.
Other than the two holidays noted in the U.S. Flag Code, there are also three other legally designated days of national observance (Patriot Day, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and National Firefighters Memorial Day) in which the U.S. flag is to be flown at half-staff.
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Moreover, Arizona law allows the Governor to direct the display of the state flag for all state, institutional and educational buildings of the state. State law also directs the Arizona flag to be lowered on the death of an incumbent elective state officer for a period of seven days beginning on the day following the death of the officer.
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