I don't know the answer to that question, BUT... What I would do is

1) Have a sales receipt on file for any bicycle I own. Even if I buy it used, have a sales receipt. This does a couple of things. First, it's a record that I own the bicycle (the sales receipt should always include the serial number). Second, if I buy the bike used, it's a record of how I acquired the bike. So, for example, I unwittingly buy a bicycle from a bike thief, and I have documentary evidence that I bought, rather than stole, the bicycle. This would protect me in case the original owner comes calling with the police, and it would also give me some legal recourse against the scumbag bike thief. ALWAYS have a receipt for every bike you own, and make sure the serial number is recorded on the receipt.

2) Compile other documentary evidence of your bicycle-- repair receipts, estimate of value, photographs, video, etc. This will help you if you want to file an insurance claim for any loss of your bike, including theft. It will also help provide more evidence that it's your bike if it's recovered.

3) File a police report if your bicycle is stolen. This provides evidence in any later investigation that the bike was indeed stolen.

Put the documentary evidence of ownership together with a police report, and you've got all the evidence you need to claim your bike. If you wanted to, you would have at least some of the evidence you need to ask for a prosecution, or even sue anybody yourself that was involved in the theft of your bike-- the scumbag who stole it and the fence who sold it.