 Because members of the far right have used the imperial war flag as a symbol, its use is considered to be a "breach of the public order" in seven states, and flags could be confiscated.In the other nine states, any provocative misuse of the flag can be prosecuted as an ("act contrary to order", an administrative offence that can be handled without a court process and that carries only a fine that is not legally considered a punishment).In the United States, conversely, American-founded white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan have used the "Reichskriegsfahne" side-by-side with the Confederate "battle flag" at their gatherings at times.