{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-406.153","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 406.153","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"(a) Except in the case of an affirmative defense, in a civil penalty adjudication the burden of proof is on the complainant.\n(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute or rule, the proponent of a motion, request, or order has the burden of proof.\n(c) A party who has asserted an affirmative defense has the burden of proving the affirmative defense.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER III—COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER B—PROCEDURE","PART 406—INVESTIGATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW","Subpart B—Rules of Practice in FAA Space Transportation Adjudications"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"d6bcce172d5949c1d68427212e6ce4963cad327ad895af0919950da9b27a2053","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-406.151","next":"us/14-cfr-406.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}