{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-19.855","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 19.855","heading":"Who has the burden of proof in a debarment action?","body":"(a) We have the burden to prove that a cause for debarment exists.\n(b) Once a cause for debarment is established, you as a respondent have the burden of demonstrating to the satisfaction of the debarring official that you are presently responsible and that debarment is not necessary.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Treasury","PART 19—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart H—Debarment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"bff5f5674813c97bdb27dfbb5cadf24231fdc7f0514c11173a3ffac241486c95","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-19.850","next":"us/31-cfr-19.860"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}