---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1.657"
title: "7"
number: "1.657"
heading: "Who has the burden of persuasion, and what standard of proof applies?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1.657"
---

# §1.657. Who has the burden of persuasion, and what standard of proof applies?

- (a) Any party who has filed a request for a hearing has the burden of persuasion with respect to the issues of material fact raised by that party.
- (b) **The standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 797(e), 811, 823d.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 17181, Mar. 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.