When an originating agency no longer has an interest in a violent gang/terrorist organization record or the record (interest) has been entered in error, the originating agency may cancel the record.
If the “oldest” agency (primary ORI) cancels the record, that agency’s ORI and POC are removed. If there are no other agencies associated to the record, the entire record is canceled. If there are other agencies associated to the record, ownership of the record is transferred to the next “oldest” agency which then becomes the primary ORI. Cancellation by any agency other than the primary ORI simply removes that agency’s ORI and POC from the record.
The following data items are required to cancel a violent gang/terrorist organization record: group name and subgroup name. Once again, name must be exactly the same as it appears on the original entry, including spelling.