46 CFR 4.07-30
§ 4.07-30 Testimony of witnesses under oath.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 4.07-30, § 4.07-30 Testimony of witnesses under oath, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223206
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(a) Witnesses to marine casualties or accidents appearing before an investigating officer may be placed under oath and their testimony may be reduced to writing.
(b) Written statements and reports submitted as evidence by witnesses shall be sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths and such statements and/or reports shall be signed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.