49 CFR § 850.20 - Cause or probable cause determinations from Board investigation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s850.20"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 850.20 - Cause or probable cause determinations from Board investigation."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "850.20"
section_name: "Cause or probable cause determinations from Board investigation."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD"
part_number: "850"
part_name: "COAST GUARD—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 304(a)(1)(E), Independent Safety Board Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-633, 88 Stat. 2168 (49 U.S.C. 1903)."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 61204, Dec. 1, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "850"
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# 850.20 Cause or probable cause determinations from Board investigation.

After an investigation conducted by the Board under § 850.15, the Board determines cause or probable cause and issues a report of that determination.