Prohibited uses.
Ann Arbor City Code § 1:240E
in effect1:240E. - Prohibited uses.
Except as otherwise expressly allowed in this chapter, no person may knowingly:
(1) Display the city flag or city seal in, or in connection with, any advertisement, poster, circular, book, pamphlet, website, web application, or other publication, public meeting, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production, or on any building, monument, or stationery, for the purpose of obtaining anything of value by confusing, deceiving or misleading anyone into a false impression of city action, support, approval, official sanction, sponsorship, or endorsement; or
(2) Sell, or purchase for resale, any article that displays the city seal or city flag in a manner that gives the false impression of city action, support, approval, official sanction, sponsorship, or endorsement.
(Ord. No. 18-17, § 1, 7-2-18; Ord. No. 19-02, § 1, 1-22-19)
Source: City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/ann_arbor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIAD_CH9CISEFL_1_240EPRUSFetched: 11/8/2026
