---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 604.23"
title: "49"
number: "604.23"
heading: "Decisions by the Chief Counsel regarding cease and desist orders."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/604.23"
---

# §604.23. Decisions by the Chief Counsel regarding cease and desist orders.

- (a) The Chief Counsel may grant a request for a cease and desist order if the interested party demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the planned provision of charter service by a recipient would violate this part.
- (b) In determining whether to grant the request for a cease and desist order, the Chief Counsel shall consider the specific facts shown in the signed, sworn request for a cease and desist order, applicable statutes, regulations, agreements, and any other information that is relevant to the request.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d); 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 2345, Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 90 FR 28213, July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.