---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 79.30"
title: "45"
number: "79.30"
heading: "The hearing and burden of proof."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/79.30"
---

# §79.30. 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 [§ 79.3](/cfr/45/79.3.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: 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 11659, Apr. 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted.