28 CFR § 71.30 - The hearing and burden of proof.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s71.30"
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title: "28 CFR § 71.30 - The hearing and burden of proof."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "71.30"
section_name: "The hearing and burden of proof."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 1268-88, 53 FR 11646, Apr. 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "71"
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# 71.30 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 § 71.3 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 closed by the ALJ for good cause shown.