{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-20.703","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 20.703","heading":"Presumptions.","body":"In each administrative hearing, a presumption—\n(a) Imposes on the party against whom it lies the burden of going forward with evidence to rebut or meet the presumption; but\n(b) Does not shift the burden of proof in the sense of the risk of non-persuasion.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 20—RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD","Subpart G—Hearings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"6eb5a3a8232fc1d5cbebb5df68bdc95c8fe57231dca96f0e7b12772b8ed67ce1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-20.702","next":"us/33-cfr-20.704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}