{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-224.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 224.30","heading":"The hearing and burden of proof.","body":"(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 § 224.3, and if so, the appropriate amount of any such civil penalty or assessment considering any aggravating or mitigating factors.\n(b) A.I.D. shall prove defendant's liability and any aggravating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(c) The defendant shall prove any affirmative defenses and any mitigating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(d) The hearing shall be open to the public unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ for good cause shown.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER II—AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT","PART 224—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"b36328729dbddbff0ba991abd114ce6d4f6a6f253ae42558fbb879e38230e07b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-224.29","next":"us/22-cfr-224.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}