{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-905.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 905.2","heading":"Disciplinary grievances.","body":"In grievances over disciplinary actions, the agency has the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that the disciplinary action was justified, provided, however, that in a grievance concerning suspension without pay pursuant to section 610(a)(3) of the Act, the Board's determination of the grievance shall be limited to:\n(a) Whether the required procedures have been followed; and\n(b) Whether there exists reasonable cause to believe a crime has been committed for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed and there is a nexus between the conduct and the efficiency of the Service.\nFor this purpose, reasonable cause to believe that a member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed shall be defined as a member of the Service having been convicted of, and sentence of imprisonment having been imposed for, a job-related crime.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER IX—FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD","PART 905—BURDEN OF PROOF"],"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":"1cfdb09e197d2127057109fe7867e99c0750eb2899eb11349f8348cb371463e9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-905.1","next":"us/22-cfr-905.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}