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Checklist and Tracking Document for Financial Liability Investigations of Property Loss

The checklist a financial liability officer works through, and the tracking sheet that shows where a FLIPL sits in the process and how long it has taken.

Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss

The FLIPL itself: documents lost, damaged, or destroyed government property, the investigation findings, and any financial liability assessed.

What must an investigating officer establish before recommending financial liability?

Four things. That the person had responsibility for the property. That the person was culpable, meaning they acted with simple negligence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct. That the negligence or misconduct was the proximate cause of the loss. And the actual amount of the loss. If any one of the four is missing, liability cannot be recommended.

Relief of Responsibility and Accountability

AR 735-5 is the regulation for relieving Soldiers and civilians of responsibility and accountability for Army property: adjusting property records after loss, damage, destruction, or theft, and running the financial liability investigation of property loss. It is the source of the FLIPL process and the definitions of command, supervisory, direct, custodial, and personal responsibility. Any leader who signs for property should know these terms.

Administrative Adjustment Report

Corrects property book records for administrative changes such as nomenclature, NSN, or unit of issue, without assigning financial liability.

The FLIPL from start to finish

A financial liability investigation of property loss establishes what was lost, who was responsible, and whether their conduct caused the loss. Liability requires all four elements proved by a preponderance of the evidence.

When property is lost, damaged, or destroyed

Three instruments handle a loss: a statement of charges, a cash collection, or a financial liability investigation. Which one applies depends on whether the person admits liability and how much is at stake.

FLIPL

Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss

How much can a Soldier be held financially liable for under a FLIPL?

For a loss caused by simple negligence, liability is normally limited to one month of the Soldier's basic pay at the time of the loss, or the actual value of the property, whichever is less. Willful misconduct or gross negligence can make the Soldier liable for the full value. Specific exceptions are listed in AR 735-5.

What are the two primary supply publications a unit works from?

AR 710-2, Supply Policy Below the National Level, is the policy. DA PAM 710-2-1, Using Unit Supply System, Manual Procedures, carries the procedures that implement it. Property accountability and financial liability are in AR 735-5.

What is a FLIPL and what form starts it?

A financial liability investigation of property loss. It is the formal investigation used when government property is lost, damaged, or destroyed and the loss cannot be settled by other means. It is initiated on DD Form 200, Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss, and it is governed by AR 735-5.