Editing Flag of Chile (section)

==Display==
[[File:Flag of Chile (presentation).svg|thumb|Displaying the Chilean flag horizontally or vertically.]]
[[File:Grafiti Valpo Bandera cl Cata Boye 2.jpg|thumb|Chilean flag painted on a wall in [[Valparaíso]].]]
According to Chilean law, public use of the flag is allowed without prior authorization.<ref>[http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1030317&idParte=&idVersion=2011-10-03 Law 20,537], National Congress of Chile.</ref> Before October 2011 its use was prohibited, without the approval of the provincial governor.<ref>[http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idLey=19175 Article 4, letter f, Law 19,175], National Congress of Chile.</ref><ref name="Decree"/> (An exception was made in 2010 during the bicentennial celebrations, where display of the flag was permitted during the whole month of September.<ref>[http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1016516 Decreto 2850 EXENTO de 24 de agosto de 2010], Ministerio del Interior de Chile.</ref>) This rule, however, was rarely enforced, as the flag was widely used on street celebrations, stadiums or rallies, without penal consequences.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

Public buildings and private residences are required to display the flag on Navy Day (21 May), National Day (18 September) and Army Day (19 September).<ref name="Decree">{{cite web|url = http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=18035 |publisher=[[National Congress of Chile]] |access-date=1 August 2011 |title=Decreto Supremo Nº 1534 de 1967 del Ministerio del Interior|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=4040 |publisher=[[National Congress of Chile]] |access-date=1 August 2011 |title=Decreto con Fuerza de Ley Nº 22 de 1959 del Ministerio del Hacienda|language=es}}</ref> If the flag is displayed incorrectly or not displayed at all during these days, the person responsible may be fined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elllanquihuano.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/este-21-de-mayo-el-izamiento-del-pabellon-nacional-es-obligatorio/|title=ESTE 21 DE MAYO EL IZAMIENTO DEL PABELLON NACIONAL ES OBLIGATORIO|date=20 May 2010|website=wordpress.com}}</ref>

===On a pole===
[[File:Chile flags in Puerto Montt.jpg|thumb|Chilean flags waving in [[Puerto Montt]].]]

According to the protocol concerned, the flag should be hoisted from the tip of a white mast, and if done in company with other flags different, they must be of equal or lesser size. The Chilean flag must be set to the left if the sum of the flags is an even number or the center if the sum is an odd number. The flag must also be the first to be lifted and lowered the last.

===Freely hanging===
The Chilean flag can be displayed hanging either vertically or horizontally from a building or wall. In both cases, the blue square should be to the viewer's upper left.<ref name="Decree"/>