{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-79.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 79.30","heading":"The hearing and burden of proof.","body":"(a) The ALJ shall conduct a hearing on the record in order to determine whether the defendant is liable for a civil penalty or assessment under § 79.3 and, if so, the appropriate amount of any such civil penalty or assessment considering any aggravating or mitigating factors.\n(b) The authority shall prove defendant's liability and any aggravating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(c) The defendant shall prove any affirmative defenses and any mitigating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(d) The hearing shall be open to the public unless otherwise ordered by the ALJ for good cause shown.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 79—PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"0d2f0b336e5c37c5394d1dd1c603aac23a17696984bdff0b9073a0204f2309e1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-79.29","next":"us/45-cfr-79.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}