{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-180.850","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 180.850","heading":"What is the standard of proof in a debarment action?","body":"(a) In any debarment action, the Federal agency must establish the cause for debarment by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(b) If the proposed debarment is based upon a conviction or civil judgment, the standard of proof is met.","path":["Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance","Subtitle A—Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","PART 180—OMB GUIDELINES TO AGENCIES ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart H—Debarment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-2.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:42Z","sha256":"e6b3352539d9f23313f5dc82f31cf918144d7ecd03052093d9c02b07f59a3485","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-180.845","next":"us/2-cfr-180.855"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}