{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-20.1202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 20.1202","heading":"Filing of pleadings.","body":"(a) Complaint. If the Coast Guard has temporarily suspended a merchant mariner's credential, license, certificate of registry, or document, it shall immediately file a complaint under § 20.307. The complaint must contain both a copy of a notice of temporary suspension and an affidavit stating the authority and reason for temporary suspension.\n(b) Answer. In a case under this subpart—\n(1) § 20.308 does not govern answers, and\n(2) The respondent shall therefore enter his or her answer at the pre-hearing conference.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 20—RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD","Subpart L—Expedited Hearings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"e4a58e69410339c771620c718f1974239d9f852ac8a08ab9f7d3a0be6a060a0a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-20.1201","next":"us/33-cfr-20.1203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}