---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 148.234"
title: "33"
number: "148.234"
heading: "What are the limits of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)'s jurisdiction?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/148.234"
---

# §148.234. What are the limits of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)'s jurisdiction?

- (a) **An ALJ's jurisdiction begins upon assignment to a proceeding.**
- (b) An ALJ's jurisdiction ends after the recommended findings are filed with the Commandant (CG-5P) or immediately after the ALJ issues a notice of withdrawal from the proceeding.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75).

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]