1. Regulations
  2. title 39
  3. chapter I
  4. part 956
  5. § 956.5

View all text of Part 956 [§ 956.1 (Rule 1) - § 956.13]

§ 956.5 - (Rule 5) Scope of hearing; evidentiary standard.

(a) A hearing under this part will be conducted by the Hearing Official to determine:

(1) The existence of the debt; and

(2) The amount of the debt.

(b) The Postal Service must prove its case against a debtor by a preponderance of the evidence.

AUTHORITY: 31 U.S.C. 3720D; 39 U.S.C. 204, 401, 2601; 31 CFR 285.11.

SOURCE: 90 FR 46481, Sept. 29, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 39 CFR 956.5