---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 105-70.030"
title: "41"
number: "105-70.030"
heading: "The hearing and burden of proof."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/105-70.030"
---

# §105-70.030. The hearing and burden of proof.

- (a) The ALJ shall conduct a hearing on the record in order to determine whether the defendant is liable for a civil penalty or assessment under [§ 105-70.003](/cfr/41/105-70.003.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 defendant's liability and any aggravating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.
- (c) The defendant 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: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 31 U.S.C. 3809.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 45188, Nov. 25, 1987, unless otherwise noted.