{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-20.401","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 20.401","heading":"Initiation of administrative proceedings.","body":"An administrative proceeding commences when the Coast Guard representative files the complaint with the Hearing Docket Clerk and serves a copy of it on the respondent.","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 D—Proceedings"],"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":"10d0aa5efc5cf1f50ee2c8f1a2536e60dd3fda675cba70ede85ca4cf232002e1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-20.311","next":"us/33-cfr-20.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}