---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 137.150"
title: "42"
number: "137.150"
heading: "What is the burden of proof in an appeal from rejection of a final offer?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/137.150"
---

# §137.150. What is the burden of proof in an appeal from rejection of a final offer?


With respect to any appeal, hearing or civil action, the Secretary shall have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence the validity of the grounds for rejecting the final offer.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 458 et seq.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002, unless otherwise noted.