---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 19.990"
title: "31"
number: "19.990"
heading: "Preponderance of the evidence."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/19.990"
---

# §19.990. Preponderance of the evidence.


Preponderance of the evidence means proof by information that, compared with information opposing it, leads to the conclusion that the fact at issue is more probably true than not.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3327 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); E.O. 11738 (3 CFR, 1973 Comp., p. 799); E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O. 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66544, 66605, 66607, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.