---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 180.855"
title: "2"
number: "180.855"
heading: "Who has the burden of proof in a debarment action?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/180.855"
---

# §180.855. Who has the burden of proof in a debarment action?

- (a) **The Federal agency has the burden to prove that a cause for debarment exists.**
- (b) Once a cause for debarment is established, you as a respondent have the burden of demonstrating to the satisfaction of the debarring official that you are presently responsible and that debarment is not necessary.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 6102; 31 U.S.C. 6307; Pub. L. 103-355; Pub. L. 109-282; Pub. L. 110-252; Pub. L. 111-84; Pub. L. 113-101Pub. L. 115-232; Pub. L. 117-40; E.O. 12549; E.O. 12689.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30115, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted.