Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Jan 31, 2026
§ 20.1309 - Admissibility of respondents' criminal records and records with the Coast Guard before entry of findings and conclusions.

(a) The prior disciplinary record of the respondent is admissible when offered by him or her.

(b) The prior disciplinary record of the respondent is admissible when offered by the Coast Guard representative to impeach the credibility of evidence offered by the respondent.

(c) The use of a judgment of conviction is permissible on the terms prescribed by § 20.1307.

authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321; 42 U.S.C. 9609; 46 U.S.C. 7701,7702; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, para. 2(73)
source: CGD 98-3472, 64 FR 28062, May 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 33 CFR 20.1309