{"data":{"id":"us/39-cfr-956.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"39 CFR 956.5","heading":"(Rule 5) Scope of hearing; evidentiary standard.","body":"(a) A hearing under this part will be conducted by the Hearing Official to determine:\n(1) The existence of the debt; and\n(2) The amount of the debt.\n(b) The Postal Service must prove its case against a debtor by a preponderance of the evidence.","path":["Title 39—Postal Service","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER N—PROCEDURES","PART 956—ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT"],"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":"fdb3a32a7fc5ad17c7586969fd12366e6ff6ee862bec419af7abe54fc19c6960","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/39-cfr-956.4","next":"us/39-cfr-956.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}