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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 07.01.04.12" title_num="07" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="04" heading="Burdens of Going Forward and Persuasion.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>When, by specific statute or regulation, the burden of going forward or the burden of persuasion rests upon a certain party, this regulation does not shift that burden.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except as provided in §A of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An applicant who has requested a hearing pursuant to Regulation .03A of this chapter bears the burden of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Going forward to establish a prima facie case of entitlement to the assistance, approval, license, or registration sought, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Persuasion that the agency decision was incorrect;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>When a recipient or other individual has requested a hearing or record review pursuant to Regulation .03B or C of this chapter, the agency bears the burden of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Going forward to establish that its decision was prima facie correct, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Persuasion that the agency decision was correct.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A party with the burden of persuasion shall meet the burden with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Clear and convincing evidence on the issue of whether an intentional program violation occurred; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A preponderance of the evidence in all other instances.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Except as provided by §§A—C of this regulation, the party asserting the affirmative of an issue has the burden of going forward and the burden of persuasion.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>