{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-501.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 501.5","heading":"Burden of proof standard.","body":"The burden of proof is on the Postal Service in administrative determinations of suspension and revocation under § 501.6 and administrative sanctions under § 501.12. Except as otherwise indicated in those sections, the standard of proof shall be the preponderance-of-evidence standard.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER G—POSTAGE PROGRAMS","PART 501—AUTHORIZATION TO MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE POSTAGE EVIDENCING SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-39.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:51Z","sha256":"438186dd1f049b286d0ad8943014f8b5284d206bf664f46561be9b37bfc5d0ab","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-501.4","next":"us/39-cfr-501.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}