Owner-Applied Number Edits

Minimum of one and maximum of 20 alpha and/or numeric characters. Single zero only, run of zeros only, single alpha only, or run of alphas only cannot be used. Serial number and owner-applied number cannot be identical. Cannot be used in entry or modification of consecutively serialized group of stolen article record.

An owner-applied number must be entered omitting spaces, hyphens, and symbols.

Alpha characters which are part of the owner-applied number should be included in the number.

Since the Article File accommodates both an Owner-Applied Number (OAN) Field and a SER Field in records on file, each Article File inquiry generates a search of not only all SER Fields but also all OAN Fields of records on file with a matching TYP Field category code or TYP Field category code “Y.” However, the NCIC Quality Control Staff’s “ATTENTION” caveat message only applies to the number stored in the SER Field. Therefore, an Article File inquiry may generate any one of the following responses:

1.  Record(s) on file with a matching SER or OAN and TYP Category code (or code Y);

2.  The QC “ATTENTION” caveat followed by other record(s) on file with a matching SER or OAN and TYP category code (or code Y); or

3.  The QC “ATTENTION” caveat followed by a “NO RECORD” response.