{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-98.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 98.8","heading":"Decision by examiner.","body":"(a) In a hearing under § 98.7 of this part, the Departmental counsel must establish a violation by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(b) The examiner shall make a decision exclusively on matters of record in the proceeding and shall set forth in the decision:\n(1) All findings of fact relevant to the matters at issue;\n(2) All conclusions of law relevant to the matters at issue; and\n(3) The sanction to be imposed, if any.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 98—ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS ON POST-EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES","Subpart A—Administration of Enforcement Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"b0e61cdb787babb11887a6cfeeef6e912d68fad54419354707e8d4fc087fde86","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-98.7","next":"us/49-cfr-98.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}