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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" citation="COMAR 10.44.07.16" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="07" heading="Burden of Proof.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A licensee against whom the Board has issued a notice of initial denial has the burden to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the licensee is entitled to licensure or to receive the benefit sought which the Board has denied.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The State has the burden to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the licensee has committed a violation or violations of the Maryland Dentistry Act or of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Act.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>