---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 14.12"
title: "40"
number: "14.12"
heading: "Principal types of unallowable claims."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/14.12"
---

# §14.12. Principal types of unallowable claims.


Claims that ordinarily will not be allowed include:

- (a) Loss or damage totaling less than $25;
- (b) Money or currency, except when deposited with an authorized government agency for safekeeping;
- (c) Loss or damage to an item of extraordinary value or to an antique where the item was shipped with household goods, unless the employee filed a valid appraisal or authentication with the carrier prior to shipment of the item;
- (d) Loss of bankbooks, checks, notes, stock certifications, money orders, or travelers checks;
- (e) Property owned by the United States unless the employee is financially responsible for it to another government agency;
- (f) Claims for loss or damage to a bicycle or a private motor vehicle, unless allowable under [§ 14.11(b)(6)](/cfr/40/14.11.md?p=b-6);
- (g) Losses of insurers or subrogees;
- (h) Losses recoverable from insurers or carriers;
- (i) Losses recovered or recoverable pursuant to contract;
- (j) Claims for damage or loss caused, in whole or in part, by the negligent or wrongful acts of the employee or his/her agent;
- (k) Property used for personal business or profit;
- (l) Theft from the possession of the employee unless the employee took reasonable precautions to protect the item from theft;
- (m) Property acquired, possessed or transported in violation of law or regulations;
- (n) Unserviceable property; or
- (o) Damage or loss to an item during shipment of household goods where the damage or loss was caused by the employee's negligence in packing the item.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3721).

### Source

Source: 51 FR 24146, July 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.