---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 115.72"
title: "6"
number: "115.72"
heading: "Evidentiary standard for administrative investigations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/115.72"
---

# §115.72. Evidentiary standard for administrative investigations.


When an administrative investigation is undertaken, the agency shall impose no standard higher than a preponderance of the evidence in determining whether allegations of sexual abuse are substantiated.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1182, 1223, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228, 1231, 1251, 1253, 1255, 1330, 1362; 18 U.S.C. 4002, 4013(c)(4); Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 101, et seq. ); 8 CFR part 2.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 13165, Mar. 7, 2014, unless otherwise noted.