Here are some of the most common codes standardized by APCO:
10-1: Bad reception/Signal weak.10-9: Say again, or repeat, please.10-20: Advise to Location.10-36: Current time.10-69: Message received.10-77: Estimated time of arrival.
What is a code 6?
Code 4 No further assistance is needed. Code 5 Stakeout. Code 6 Responding from a long distance. Code 7 Mealtime. Code 8 Request cover/backup.
What is a 10 7 in police code?
Police officer retirement
Often when an officer retires, a call to dispatch is made. The officer gives a 10-7 code (Out of service) and then a 10-42 code (ending tour of duty).
What is a 10 42 police code?
This particular code is used to indicate an officer’s end of tour. While 10-42 is most frequently used when an officer has completed his tour of service for the day, it is also used in conjunction with funeral proceedings when an officer has been killed in the line of duty.
What is a code 5?
What does the police code “code 5” mean? Usually, “code 5” means stakeout. So, when a cop says on the radio that they are “code 5,” they are essentially saying that they plan to be on a stakeout.
What does the police code 10 4 mean?
10-4 is an affirmative signal: it means “OK.” The ten-codes are credited to Illinois State Police Communications Director Charles Hopper who created them between 1937–40 for use in radio communications among cops.
What’s your 20 means?
Have you ever heard someone ask, “What’s your 20?” The term refers to your location. It comes from “10–20” and is part of the Ten Code used by CB radioers, who borrowed and adapted it from the police and emergency services.
What is a Code 9?
Code 9, for instance, signals that radio air is restricted to just those officers who are on a particular call. A Code 9 asks all other officers to stay off the air so a particular situation has full, unrestricted use of the radio. There’s also Code 4, which essentially signals a situation is under control.
What is a code 4?
Code 4 Meaning
“Code 4” means everything is under control or the scene is safe. It indicates the officers are now in charge of the situation they were called to. For us it means when Code 4 is working we make sure everyone is safe and we are in control.
What does a 10 5 mean?
10-3 Stop transmitting. 10-4 Acknowledgement (OK) 10-5 Relay. 10-6 Busy–stand by unless urgent. 10-7 Out of service.
Why are cops referred to as 12?
Police are called 12 as a slang term. According to sources, 12 comes from the police radio code “10-12,” which means that visitors are present in the area where police are going. It’s similar to a warning to police that they might have company when they arrive on the scene.
What is a 211 police code?
211 Robbery. 211A Robbery alarm. 211S Robbery alarm, silent. 217 Assault with intent to murder.
What is a 439 police code?
Terms Used In California Penal Code 439
Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
