---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 25.30"
title: "15"
number: "25.30"
heading: "The hearing and burden of proof."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/25.30"
---

# §25.30. The hearing and burden of proof.

- (a) The ALJ shall conduct a hearing on the record in order to determine whether the respondent is liable for a civil penalty or assessment under [§ 25.3](/cfr/15/25.3.md) and, if so, the appropriate amount of any such civil penalty or assessment considering any aggravating or mitigating factors.
- (b) The authority shall prove respondent's liability and any aggravating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.
- (c) The respondent shall prove any affirmative defenses and any mitigating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.
- (d) The hearing shall be open to the public unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ for good cause shown.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 6101-6104, Pub. L. 99-509, 100 Stat. 1874 (31 U.S.C. 3801-3812); Sec. 4, as amended, and sec. 5, Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 47854, Nov. 16, 1990, unless otherwise noted.