{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-5.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 5.203","heading":"Voluntary surrender to avoid hearing.","body":"(a) Any holder may surrender a credential or endorsement to the Coast Guard in preference to appearing at a hearing.\n(b) A holder voluntarily surrendering a credential or endorsement shall sign a written statement containing the stipulations that:\n(1) The surrender is made voluntarily in preference to appearing at a hearing;\n(2) All rights to the credential or endorsement surrendered are permanently relinquished; and,\n(3) Any rights with respect to a hearing are waived.\n(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.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC","PART 5—MARINE INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS—PERSONNEL ACTION","Subpart E—Deposit or Surrender of Coast Guard Credential or Endorsement"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"8dba6c7412504d0dcb736f42bbadeffd0d82aaf4148e3bdb9dfdc6394f746c1d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-5.201","next":"us/46-cfr-5.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}