Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
AGENCY DESCRIPTION
Chapter 246-10 - Administrative procedure - Adjudicative proceedings
Section SECTION VI - HEARING
Section 246-10-606 - Standard of proof
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The order shall be based on the kind of evidence upon which reasonably prudent persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of their affairs.
(2) In all cases involving an application for license the burden shall be on the applicant to establish that the application meets all applicable criteria. In all other cases the burden is on the department to prove the alleged factual basis set forth in the initiating document.
(3) Except as otherwise required by law, the burden in all cases is a preponderance of the evidence.
Statutory Authority: RCW 18.130.050 and 34.05.220. 08-14-137, § 246-10-606, filed 7/1/08, effective 8/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 93-13-005 (Order 369), § 246-10-606, filed 6/3/93, effective 7/4/93.