(a) Surcharges.--
(1) The amount of any balance or shortage or of any expenditure of a kind or made in a manner prohibited or not authorized by statute which causes a financial loss to the borough shall be a surcharge against any officer against whom the balance or shortage shall appear, or who by vote, act or neglect has permitted or approved the expenditure.
(2) The following shall apply:
(i) No elected or appointed official of a borough may be surcharged for any act, error or omission in excess of the actual financial loss sustained by the borough.
(ii) A surcharge shall take into consideration as its basis the results of the act, error or omission and the results had the procedure been strictly in accordance with law.
(iii) Subparagraph (i) shall not apply to cases involving fraud or collusion on the part of officers nor to any penalty enuring to the benefit of or payable to the Commonwealth. Notwithstanding this section, the procedures in the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), known as the Local Tax Collection Law, shall apply to balances and shortages in the tax accounts of the tax collector.
(b) Illegal acts.--In any matter involving a financial transaction, any official knowingly and willfully acting contrary to law commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $100.
Cross References. Section 1059.3 is referred to in sections 1059.1, 1059.11 of this title.
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