Re: Stolen? How long? records Kept
It depends on the local agency. When I was an officer. I recovered a first issue chief's special from a parolee and ran the serial number. I am in Alabama. the number came back hot from LA. CA. This was in 73. The pistol had been stolen in 1968 and I was advised that LA would remove it from the NCIC and I could distroy the weapon after I got done with it as evidence in the parole revocation case. I asked them If they could identify the owner and they refused to do so as it was so long ago. Rather than distroy the weapon, it was turned over the district attorney for his use. The agency that entered the weapon is the only agency I think that can remove it from the system and it depends on that agency's rules. David
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