---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 190.205"
title: "49"
number: "190.205"
heading: "Warnings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/190.205"
---

# §190.205. Warnings.


Upon determining that a probable violation of [49 U.S.C. 60101](/usc/49/60101.md) et seq., [33 U.S.C. 1321(j)](/usc/33/1321.md?p=j), or any regulation or order issued thereunder has occurred, the Associate Administrator or a Regional Director may issue a written warning notifying the operator of the probable violation and advising the operator to correct it or be subject to potential enforcement action in the future. The operator may submit a response to a warning, but is not required to. An adjudication under this subpart to determine whether a violation occurred is not conducted for warnings.


## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58909, Sept. 25, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(b); 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58909, Sept. 25, 2013]