---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 1.07-5"
title: "33"
number: "1.07-5"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/1.07-5"
---

# §1.07-5. Definitions.

- (a) The term District Commander, when used in this subpart, means the District Commander, or any person under the District Commander's command, delegated to carry out the provisions of [§ 1.07-10(b)](/cfr/33/1.07-10.md?p=b).
- (b) The term Hearing Officer means a Coast Guard officer or employee who has been delegated the authority to assess civil penalties.
- (c) The term issuing officer means any qualified Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer, or qualified civilian.
- (d) The term Notice of Violation means a notification of violation and preliminary assessment of penalty, given to a party, in accordance with [§ 1.07-11](/cfr/33/1.07-11.md).
- (e) The term party means the person alleged to have violated a statute or regulation to which a civil penalty applies and includes an individual or public or private corporation, partnership or other association, or a governmental entity.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 93-079, 59 FR 16560, Apr. 7, 1994, as amended by USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3222, Jan. 21, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 14 U.S.C 501; 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(B); 46 U.S.C. 2103; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 78-82, 43 FR 54186, Nov. 20, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 93-079, 59 FR 16560, Apr. 7, 1994, as amended by USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3222, Jan. 21, 2022]