46 CFR § 4.11-1 - Employees of vessels controlled by Army or Navy as witnesses.

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title: "46 CFR § 4.11-1 - Employees of vessels controlled by Army or Navy as witnesses."
title_number: 46
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section_number: "4.11-1"
section_name: "Employees of vessels controlled by Army or Navy as witnesses."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC"
part_number: "4"
part_name: "MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "14 U.S.C. 102; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 2303A, 2306, 6101, 6301, 6305, 70034; 50 U.S.C. 198; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Subpart 4.40 issued under 49 U.S.C. 1131(a)(1)(E)."
regulatory_source: "CGD 74-119, 39 FR 33317, Sept. 17, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4.11-1 Employees of vessels controlled by Army or Navy as witnesses.

No officer, seaman, or other employee of any public vessel controlled by the Army or Navy (not including the Coast Guard) of the United States, shall be summoned or otherwise required to appear as a witness in connection with any investigation or other proceeding without the consent of the Government agency concerned.