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City attorney presents workshop on "preponderance of the evidence" to appeals board
Summary
Daniel Casas of the City Attorney's Office explained the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard to the Building Standards Appeals Board, distinguishing it from higher criminal and civil standards and answering members' questions about consent and visible violations.
The Building Standards Appeals Board heard a workshop on the burden of proof, led by a presenter introduced in the meeting as Daniel Casas of the City Attorney’s Office.
Casas explained that preponderance of the evidence — the standard the board uses in administrative appeals — means a fact is more likely than not to be true (often…
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