39 CFR 501.5 - Burden of proof standard.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 15, 2024

Title 39 - Postal Service last revised: Apr 01, 2024

View all text of Part 501 [§ 501.1 - § 501.20]

§ 501.5 - Burden of proof standard.

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.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,401,403,404,410,2601,2605; Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95-452, as amended); 5 U.S.C. App. 3

source: 71 FR 65733, Nov. 9, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 39 CFR 501.5