You can rest assured that there is no consistency in data entry or removal of stolen status.


Once stolen, it remains stolen until a responsible agency proactively removes it from that status.


Computers don't forget unless they are told to forget either by direct human intervention or by programming.


-John (professional computer security consultant to the federal government by trade)


That's why registration systems are a waste of time, because the government will be no more competent at operating and maintaining them than they are at anything else. Less than perfect is a phrase that comes to mind.


-J