Board of Inquiry

A Board of Inquiry was a Starfleet procedure that was carried out if an officer's conduct or actions came into question. An inquiry was usually headed by three officers of command rank, who conduct the questions and decide the outcome of the inquiry.

In 2268, Captain James T. Kirk convened a Board of Inquiry aboard the USS Enterprise to review the charges of misconduct against Ensign Pavel Chekov while he was infected by the Alnathian jewel. (TOS novel: The Klingon Gambit).