# 33 CFR § 52.12: Function

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.12

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 52.12
- **Heading:** Function
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL > PART 52—BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS OF THE COAST GUARD > Subpart B—Establishment, Function, and Jurisdiction of Board

## Text

The function of the Board is to consider all applications properly before it, together with all pertinent military records and any submission received from the Coast Guard or other Government office under subpart E, to determine:
(a) Whether an error has been made in the applicant's Coast Guard military record, whether the applicant has suffered an error or injustice as the result of an omission or commission in his or her record, or whether the applicant has suffered some manifest injustice in the treatment accorded him or her; and
(b) Whether the Board finds it necessary to change a military record to correct an error or remove an injustice.

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 52.1 § 52.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.1.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.2 § 52.2 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.2.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.11 § 52.11 Establishment and composition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.11.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.12 § 52.12 Function.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.12.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.13 § 52.13 Jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.13.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.21 § 52.21 General requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.21.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.22 § 52.22 Time limit for filing application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.22.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.23 § 52.23 Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.23.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.24 § 52.24 Evidence and burden of proof.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.24.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.25 § 52.25 Access to official records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.25.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.26 § 52.26 Right to timely decision; effect of requests for extensions, changes in requests for relief, and late submissions of evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.26.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.27 § 52.27 Withdrawal of application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.27.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.28 § 52.28 Stay of proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.28.md)
- [33 CFR § 52.31 § 52.31 Consideration of application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-52.31.md)

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