Flag Status

The U.S. President and Idaho Governor have the authority to order U.S. and State of Idaho flags to be flown at half-staff within the State of Idaho for certain occasions.

Half-staff Flag Directive: Passing of former Vice President Dick Cheney

Flags will be lowered until sunrise on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

Honoring the Memory of Former Vice President Richard Cheney

Richard “Dick” Cheney was the 46th Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009.

The United States Flag Code:

Title 4, United States Code, Chapter 1

Section 7:

The flag shall be flown at half-staff 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; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress.