Registration & Certification Requirements

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then "Text Size" and choosing a larger text. Or, narrow the screen in one of several ways till the pictures are all on the right side.)</b></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <br> <br> <div> The burden of proof rests entirely with the petitioner. It is his or her responsibility to provide all the needed evidence. The Board will then determine if the evidence presented is sufficient to qualify for registration or certification. If more proof is needed, the individual will be informed, assisted and encouraged in the hope that full recognition can eventually be extended.</div> <br> <div> <b>Standards and Criteria</b></div> <br> <div> To confirm and validate all the evidence can be an expensive process, or as easy as making a few phone calls or writing a few letters. But it is very important process so that anyone certified as genuine is indeed what he or she claims to be. Hence, all fully certified claims must be proven “<b>beyond reasonable doubt</b>” or to the point of <b>90%</b><b> assurance</b>. As an example, if a court of particular country determined that a title is valid based only on a “<b>preponderance of evidence</b>” (<b>51%</b><b> assurance</b>), this would not be enough for<img src="282ee8160.jpg" border="0" width="232" height="278" align="RIGHT" hspace="0" vspace="0"> certification. However, if, after a review of the evidence, the proof is found to be “<b>clear and convincing</b>” or at a <b>70%</b><b> level of assuranc</b>e, then the title or lineage may be certified as provisional. Provisional means there are some unanswered or perhaps unanswerable questions, but the claim is very convincing and to all obvious appearances is true and correct. As stated, full certification requires a<b> </b><b>90%