46 CFR 5.203
§ 5.203 Voluntary surrender to avoid hearing.
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- 46 CFR 5.203, § 5.203 Voluntary surrender to avoid hearing, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223276
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(a) Any holder may surrender a credential or endorsement to the Coast Guard in preference to appearing at a hearing.
(b) A holder voluntarily surrendering a credential or endorsement shall sign a written statement containing the stipulations that:
(1) The surrender is made voluntarily in preference to appearing at a hearing;
(2) All rights to the credential or endorsement surrendered are permanently relinquished; and,
(3) Any rights with respect to a hearing are waived.
(c) A voluntary surrender of a credential or endorsement to an investigating officer in preference to appearing at a hearing is not to be accepted by an investigating officer unless the investigating officer is convinced that the holder fully realizes the effect of such surrender.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.