---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 502.203"
title: "46"
number: "502.203"
heading: "Burden of proof."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/502.203"
---

# §502.203. Burden of proof.


In all cases governed by the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, [5 U.S.C. 556(d)](/usc/5/556.md?p=d), the burden of proof is on the proponent of the motion or the order. [[Rule 203](/cfr/46/203.md).]


## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 93837, Dec. 22, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 551, 552, 553, 556(c), 559, 561-569, 571-584; 591-596; 18 U.S.C. 207; 28 U.S.C. 2112(a); 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C., 40103-40104, 40304, 40306, 40501-40503, 40701-40706, 41101-41109, 41301-41309, 44101-44106, 46105; 5 CFR part 2635.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 44369, Nov. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted.