An accountability system for monitoring the status of a certain condition
of a moveable object having an electronic identification device with a
transmittable unique identification code is disclosed. A verification
station with an electronic signal transmission and reception device
remotely initiates communication with the electronic identification
device on the moveable object and receives the unique identification
code. A database at the verification station retrieves information
related to the unique identification code, and a camera captures a
digital image of the moveable object, while displaying the image and
querying a user to input verification data to an input device. A data
processing sub-system at the verification station verifies the user's
input and compiles a data record of the unique identification code, the
digital image, and data input from the user into a data record and stores
the compiled record in memory for later communication with a remote
storage device.