22 CFR § 35.30 - The hearing and burden of proof.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s35.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 35.30 - The hearing and burden of proof."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "35.30"
section_name: "The hearing and burden of proof."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 2651a; 31 U.S.C. 3801  Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 23424, June 8, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "35"
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# 35.30 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 § 35.3 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.