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1 CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT 1 HELP Lesson Introduction This lesson describes the pecuniary liability as defined by the Certifying Officer Legislation (COL) .._ I Page 1 of 11 ,.. Back Iii ) Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT 1 HELP Lesson Objectives Terminal Learning Objectiv e : Recognize the concept of pecuniary liability as defined by the Certifying Officer Legislation (COL).

2 At the end of this lesson y ou w ill be able to: Define pecuniary liability. Indicate how the Certifying Officer is held pecuniary liable for erroneous payments..ii I Page 2 of 11 ,.. Back liiii ) Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary Liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP Lesson Objective 1 What exactly does it mean that a Certifying Officer i s pecuniarily liable? Well Chris, improper payment by a Certifying Officer 's certification o f a payment voucher results in a presumption o f negligence in the performance of duties.

3 Pecuniary liability is the personal financ ial li ability of Certifying Officers for erroneous payments. T his Warm Up Activity will give you an idea o f how much you may already know about the concept of pecuniary liability .. I P ge l ofll I .. Back Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary Liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP .-- --- ------------- --, Theft Burglary Error Laundering Dishonesty Embezzlement.

4 --- --- ----------- --- --- Check Answer I The correct answers are provided.. I P ge 4 of11 I .. Back Next Warm Up Activity Drag the two correct answers to the Answer Box on the right. Pecuniary liability helps to protect the Government against Certifying Officer : Corruption CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary Liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP Unauthorized Payments Whenever an erroneous, illegal, or improper payment results from a Certifying Officer 's certification of a payment voucher, the Certifying Officer is presumed to be negligent in the performance of her or his duties.

5 To rebut the presumption of negligence, a Certifying Officer must present sufficient evidence that he or she was not negligent or his or her actions did not contribute to the erroneous payment. I nvestigators must determine whether or not an erroneous payment occurred and if evidence shows the absence of fault or negligence on the part of the Certifying Officer , debt collection procedures must be performed. See DoD FMR. Volume 5 . Chapter 6 for additional guidance.. I P ge Sofll I .. Back Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary Liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP Knowledge Revi ew 1 When investigators attempt to determine whether or not an erroneous p ayment occurred, they look for evidence of: ~ Errors or negligence lJ Errors and laundering ] Errors and burglary Corruption ICheclc Answer I Investigators look for errors o r negligen ce.

6 I P ge Gofll I .. Back Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT 1 HELP Lesson Obj ective 2 So pecuniary liability is defined as the personal financial liability of Certifying Officers for erroneous payments. Yes, that's correct Chris. Nex t w e'll look at describing how the Certifying Officer is held accountable for erroneous payments.. I Page7of 11 I .. Back Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary Liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP Personal Financial Liability Pecuniary liability is the personal financial liability of Certifying Officers for erroneous ( , illegal, improper, or incorrect) payments.

7 This liability acts as an incentive to guard against errors a nd theft by others. It ultimately helps protect the Gov ernment against Certifying Officer error and dishonesty. Certifying Officers are automatic ally pec uniarily liable when there is an erroneous payment. Generally, the amount of pecuniary liability is det ermined during the investigation of the erroneous payment and is equal to the erroneous payment less any amounts recovered from the payee (bank) .. I P ge 8of11 I.

8 Back Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary Liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP Knowledge Review 2 Certifying Offic ers are automatically pecunarily liable when there is erroneous payment. True or false? ~ True D False ICheclc Answ er I This statement is true .. I P ge Qofll I .. Back Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary Liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT I HELP Lesson Summary Pecuniary liability is the personal financial liability that automatically attaches to the Certifying Officer whenever an erroneous payment occurs.

9 To gain relief of liability, Certifying Officers must prov e that they were neither negligent nor the proximate cause of the irregularity.. I P ge 10of11 I .. Back Next CLG006 Certifying Officer Legislation Training for Purchase Card Payments Lesson 4 - Certifying Officer Pecuniary liability TOC I RESOURCES I PRINT 1 HELP Lesson Completion You hav e comple t ed the content for this lesson . T o continue, select another l esson from the Table of Contents on the left. If y ou hav e closed or hidden the Table of Contents, c lic k the Show TOC button at the t op in the Atlas nav igation bar.

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