1. a) The proponent of any matter asserted shall have the burden of proof to establish by a preponderance of evidence that the matter asserted is more probably true than not true.
2. b) When a party has the burden of proof and establishes the matter asserted by the required quantity of evidence, the party has made a prima facie case, and the burden of disproving the matter asserted goes to the opposing party by the same quantity of evidence.

(Source: Added at 19 Ill. Reg. 12451, effective August 21, 1995)