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Email: Chapter 18B, Article 14, Section 12

§18B-14-12. Display of the National Motto in institutions of higher education.

(a) A state institution of higher education, as defined by §18B-1-2 of this code, shall display in a conspicuous location within a common area of the main building of the institution of higher education that is accessible to the public, and may also display in a similar location in common areas of other buildings of the institution of higher education, a durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto, "In God We Trust”: Provided, That the poster or framed copy of the national motto described in this section is a minimum of 8.5 by 11 inches, and shall contain a representation of the United States flag centered under the national motto and may not depict any other words, images, or other information.

(b) An institution of higher education may accept and use private donations for the purposes of meeting the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. No public funds may be used for this purpose.