FLIPL Basics
The Army process used to determine financial responsibility for lost, damaged , or destroyed property?
What is a Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (FLIPL)?
when an individual is responsible for property for a short period.
What is custodial responsibility?
Responsibility for property in storage awaiting issue or turn-in
The maximum amount a Soldier can be financially liable for simple negligence.
What is one month's base pay?
When simple negligence is determined, limit assessment of financial liability to the amount of the loss or one month’s base pay, whichever is less.
The primary Army system for property accountability.
What is GCSS-Army?
This person is the appointing and approving authority for FLIPLs 5000.00 and below.
Who is LTC Lundy?
Appointing Authority
An officer or civilian employee designated in writing by the approving authority with responsibility for ap-pointing financial liability officers; reviewing the financial liability officer’s findings and recommendations; and providing their concurrence or nonconcurrence to the approving authority of the financial liability officer’s findings and recommendations. The appointing authority is normally under the command of, or on the staff of the approving authority. An appointing authority must be in the grade of lieutenant colonel or above, or be a General Schedule (GS)–13 or above (for exceptions, see this regulation).
The form used to initiate a FLIPL.
What is a DA Form 200?
Responsibility assigned to commanders and supervisors for property under their control.
What is command responsibility?
Negligence involving reckless disregard for consequences.
What is gross negligence?
An extreme departure from the course of action to be expected of a reasonably prudent person, all cir-cumstances being considered. The act is characterized by a reckless, deliberate, or wanton disregard of the foreseeable consequences.
The document used to assign responsibility for property to a Soldier.
What is hand receipt?
A signed document acknowledging acceptance of and responsibility for the items of property listed thereon that are issued for use and are to be returned.
This person is the approving authority for FLIPL up to 100000.00
Who is COL Dennis?
Note : Approving Authority is an Army officer or Department of the Army civilian employee authorized to appoint financial liability officers and to approve FLIPLs. An approving authority must be in the grade of lieutenant colonel or above, or be a GS – 14 or above, in a supervisory position. The approving authority is normally senior to the appoint-ing authority.
The regulation that govern FLIPLs.
What is AR 735-5?
Responsibility accepted by signing a hand receipt.
What is direct responsibility?
Hand Receipt Holders
Responsibility for property accepted on hand receipt from accountable officer (PBO / PHRH)
Liability that may exceed one month's base pay due to extreme mis conduct.
What is gross negligence or willful misconduct?
Note: When a FLIPL is initiated to account for the loss or damage of government quarters and/or the government furnishings and equipment contained therein, a determination of gross negligence or misconduct will result in the full amount of the loss to the Government being assessed against the sponsor.
The person responsible for maintains of accountable property records.
Who is the Accountable Property Officer (APO)?
At the property book level, the appointment as an APO assigns direct responsibility for all the property carried on the property book records that has not been issued on hand receipt. Property issued from a property book account by an APO on hand receipt (called the primary hand receipt) carries with it the delegation of direct responsibility for the property listed. Further hand receipting (sub hand receipting) does not transfer direct responsibility nor relieve the PHRH of their duties.
This person is normally the hand receipt holder, organization commander/activity supervisor, the APO, or the individual with the most knowledge of the incident.
Who is the initiator of DD Form 200?
The officer appointed by either the approving authority or the appointing authority to investigate a FLIPL.
Who is the Financial Liability Investigation Officer?
Responsibility that exists through the chain of command.
What is supervisory responsibility?
Responsibly for property in the possession of personnel under their supervision.
Supervisory responsibility
Obligation of a supervisor to ensure all GP issued to, or used by, their subordinates is properly used and cared for and that proper custody and safekeeping of the property are provided. It is inherent in all supervisory positions and is not contingent upon signed receipts or responsibility statements. It arises because of assignment to a specific position and includes:
a. Providing proper guidance and direction.
b. Enforcing all security, safety, and accounting requirements.
c. Maintaining a supervisory climate that will facilitate and ensure the proper care and use of GP.
The standard of proof required in a FLIPL.
What is preponderance of evidence ?
This form can be used as an adjustment document if an individual refuses to sign a FLIPL will be initiated.
What is DA Form 7923( Statement of Charge/Cash Collection Voucher)?
FLIPL will be initiated and presented to the appointing and approving authority no later than.
What is 15 calendar days?
This term means a Soldier knew or should have known better and failed to act.
What is negligence ?
The failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would have acted under similar circumstances. An act or omission that a reasonably prudent person would not have committed, or omitted, under similar circum-stances. Failure to comply with existing laws, regulations, and/or procedures may be considered as
evidence of negligence. The individual must also have a duty of care, whether specifically (i.e., a property user) or more generally (that is, all Soldiers must follow Army regulations).
Responsibility where someone always accompanies physical possession of property.
what is personal responsibility?
Personal responsibility
The obligations of a person to exercise reasonable and prudent actions to properly use, care for, and safeguard all GP in their possession. It applies to all GP issued for, acquired for, or converted to a per-son’s exclusive use, with or without receipt.
The authority who approves or disapproves FLIPL findings.
Who is the Approving Authority?
On the DA Form 200 this person sign as having direct responsible for Property.
Who is the Responsible Officer?
Note : Always your company commander, must be assigned position in writing.
This serves as the automated system of record for oversight and management.