# 29 CFR § 18.301: Presumptions in general

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-18.301

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 18.301
- **Heading:** Presumptions in general
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor > PART 18—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES > Subpart B—Rules of Evidence > Presumptions

## Text

Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, or by rules or regulations prescribed by the administrative agency pursuant to statutory authority, or pursuant to executive order, a presumption imposes on the party against whom it is directed the burden of going forward with evidence to rebut or meet the presumption, but does not shift to such party the burden of proof in the sense of the risk of nonpersuasion, which remains throughout the trial upon the party on whom it was originally cast.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 18.201 § 18.201 Official notice of adjudicative facts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-18.201.md)
- [29 CFR § 18.301 § 18.301 Presumptions in general.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-18.301.md)
- [29 CFR § 18.302 § 18.302 Applicability of state law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-18.302.md)
- [29 CFR § 18.401 § 18.401 Definition of relevant evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-18.401.md)
- [29 CFR § 18.402 § 18.402 Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-18.402.md)
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