US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 46 CFR — ShippingChapter IV — FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSIONPart 502 — RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURESubpart L — Presentation of Evidence502.20346 C.F.R. § 502.203Burden of proof.Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 31 wordsOfficial source Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 502.203 (2026)In all cases governed by the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 556(d), the burden of proof is on the proponent of the motion or the order. [Rule 203.]Cross-references to the US Code5:556Previous46 C.F.R. § 502.202Next46 C.F.R. § 502.204