CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education > PART 85—GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) > SUBPART H—Debarment (§85.800 to §85.885) > 85.850—What is the standard of proof in a debarment action?

85.850—What is the standard of proof in a debarment action?

(a) In any debarment action, we must establish the cause for debarment by a preponderance of the evidence.
(b) If the proposed debarment is based upon a conviction or civil judgment, the standard of proof is met.

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(Authority: E.O. 12549 (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189); E.O 12689 (3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 235); 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and 3474 ; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327)