19 U.S.C. § 2314 — Liabilities of certifying and disbursing officers
submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 93-618 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 99 words · no verdicts yet
This section limits when certifying and disbursing officers are liable for payments made under the specified program. The protection does not apply to gross negligence or an intent to defraud the United States.
(a) Certifying officer No person designated by the Secretary, or designated under an agreement under this subpart, as a certifying officer, must, unless there is gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable about any payment certified by him under this part. (b) Disbursing officer No disbursing officer must, unless there is gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable about any payment by him under this part if it was based upon a voucher signed by a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection (a).
No person designated by the Secretary, or designated pursuant to an agreement under this subpart, as a certifying officer, shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any payment certified by him under this part.
No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any payment by him under this part if it was based upon a voucher signed by a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection (a).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 242, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2026.)
- 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 93-618 · 88 Stat. 2026
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 93-618 on 1975-01-03.
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