{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-5.27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 5.27","heading":"Misconduct.","body":"Misconduct is human behavior which violates some formal, duly established rule. Such rules are found in, among other places, statutes, regulations, the common law, the general maritime law, a ship's regulation or order, or shipping articles and similar sources. It is an act which is forbidden or a failure to do that which is required.","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 B—Definitions"],"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":"70ea4565755a12adfb76995bf2ce2639505c28e8002cefe72637f319153289b9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-5.19","next":"us/46-cfr-5.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}