Who automatically qualifies to have the flag flown at half-mast upon their death?
The list above indicates the person(s) who are automatically qualified by Federal and State Code to have the flags flown at half-mast upon their death. As a general rule, the Governor of the State may decide to lower the flags to commemorate the death of a personage of national or state standing or of a local serviceman, official, or public servant who, in the opinion of the local agency concerned, contributed to the community. It may also be flown at half-staff during special periods of mourning designated by the President of the United States or the Governor of this state. To lower flags at ALL facilities statewide, including OGS facilities and all other State and local municipal and school facilities, would require an order from the President of the United States or the Governor of the State of New York. In a state with a population the size of New York and with the countless prominent citizens who call New York State home, it is only possible to lower the flags statewide in extraor
