---
kind: "unit"
title: "14"
title_heading: "Coast Guard"
key: "stI/ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "Establishment and Duties"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/14/stI-ch1"
sections_count: 7
---

# Chapter 1 — Establishment and Duties

Title 14 — Coast Guard › Subtitle I — Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration

## Sections

- [§101. Establishment of Coast Guard](/usc/14/101.md)
- [§102. Primary duties](/usc/14/102.md)
- [§103. Department in which the Coast Guard operates](/usc/14/103.md)
- [§104. Removing restrictions](/usc/14/104.md)
- [§105. Secretary defined](/usc/14/105.md)
- [§106. Commandant defined](/usc/14/106.md)
- [§107. Automatic execution of conforming changes](/usc/14/107.md)