{"data":{"id":"us/6-cfr-13.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"6 CFR 13.30","heading":"The hearing and burden of proof.","body":"(a) The Presiding Officer will conduct a hearing on the record in order to determine whether the Defendant is liable for a civil penalty or assessment under § 13.3 and, if so, the appropriate amount of any such civil penalty or assessment considering any aggravating or mitigating factors.\n(b) The Authority will prove Defendant's liability and any aggravating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(c) The Defendant will prove any affirmative defenses and any mitigating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.\n(d) The hearing will be open to the public unless otherwise ordered by the Presiding Officer for good cause shown.","path":["Title 6—Domestic Security","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY","PART 13—ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR FALSE CLAIMS AND STATEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-6.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:54Z","sha256":"315d828714784d0c7dbe07684052fa7ce70d3725fc6e878ddb83ef756278db9d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/6-cfr-13.29","next":"us/6-cfr-13.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}