---
kind: "section"
citation: "39 C.F.R. § 956.5"
title: "39"
number: "956.5"
heading: "(Rule 5) Scope of hearing; evidentiary standard."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/39/956.5"
---

# §956.5. (Rule 5) Scope of hearing; evidentiary standard.

- (a) A hearing under this part will be conducted by the Hearing Official to determine:
  - (1) The existence of the debt; and
  - (2) **The amount of the debt.**
- (b) The Postal Service must prove its case against a debtor by a preponderance of the evidence.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3720D; 39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 2601; 31 CFR 285.11.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 46481, Sept. 29, 2025, unless otherwise noted.