Police code

A police code is a numerical brevity code for a crime, incident, or instructions for police officers.

Canada

Quebec

The following list is the police code system in the province of Quebec used by Sûreté du Québec, École nationale de police du Québec, and the municipal police.[1]

Code	Description
121	Priority on the air
122	Priority on silence
123	Sick or injured person
124	Operation completed
125	Operation continued
126	Intercept suspect
127	Proceed with caution
128	No siren, no flashing....
129	Request back up
130	Emergency
131	Shooting
132	Armed robbery
133	Possibly dangerous person
134	Kidnapping
135	Escape
136	Hold of hostages
137	Riot
138	Bomb alert
139	Air disaster
140	Murder
141	Accident
142	Unlawful assembly
143	Hit and run
144	Impaired
145	Prisoner transport
146	Breaking and entering (vehicle or residence)
147	Suspect Armed
148	Brawl/Family feuding
149	Ascertainment
150	Theft

United States

California

The Hundred Code[2] is a three digit police code system. This code is usually pronounced digit-by-digit, using a radio alphabet for any letters, as 505 "five zero five" or 207A "two zero seven Adam".

The following codes are used in California;[3] most are from the California Penal Code (except as noted below):

Code	Description
187	Murder
207	Kidnapping
207A	Kidnapping attempt
211	Robbery
211A	Robbery alarm
211S	Robbery alarm, silent
212	Illegal use of drugs
213	Use of illegal explosives
214	Kidnapping and murder
215	Carjacking
216	Child Abuse
217	Assault with intent to murder
218	Sexual activity with a minor
219	Cutting
240	Assault
241	Impaling
242	Battery
243	Battery with dangerous weapons
244	Murder with Illegal weapons
245	Assault with a deadly weapon
246	Shooting at inhabited dwelling
261	Rape
261A	Attempted rape
273A	Child neglect
273D	Domestic violence – Felony
288	Lewd conduct
311	Child pornography
314	Indecent exposure
374B	Illegal dumping
390	Drunk
390D	Drunk, unconscious
415	Disturbance
417	Person with a gun
417K	Person with a knife
417B	Person with bomb
428	Child molest
444	Officer-involved shooting
459	Burglary
459A	Burglar alarm
459S	Burglar alarm, silent
470	Forgery
480	Hit and run – Felony (great bodily injury or death)
481	Hit and run – Misdemeanor
484	Theft (definition)
486	Major Theft (value < 10,000)
487	Grand theft (value > $950, or certain livestock)
488	Petty theft (value < $950)
501	Drunk driving – felony (great bodily injury or death)
502	Drunk driving
503	Auto theft
504	Tampering with a vehicle
505A	Reckless driving
507	Public nuisance
510	Speeding or racing vehicles
586	Illegal parking
594	Malicious mischief
604	Throwing object
647	Lewd conduct (various subsections)
653M	Threatening phone calls

Note that "500" codes are only radio codes that substitute for other code sections. Example: a "503" is not Penal Code section 503 (which is Embezzlement). All of the "500" codes, generally, involve vehicles and are thus grouped together (except 594, which is an actual Penal Code section). Additionally, "390" (and variants) are also radio codes only (CPC 647(f) is the legally enforced section "public intoxication").

In California, some radio codes in the 400–599 range that refer to vehicle violations are left over from the California Vehicle Code (CVC) which was revised in 1971. Some agencies, such as the California Highway Patrol (CHP) use the current vehicle code numbers while municipal and county police agencies, especially the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) still use the 500 series.

Old	New	Description
480	20001	Felony Hit and Run
481	20002	Misdemeanor Hit and Run
501	23151	Felony Drunk Driving
502	23152	Misdemeanor Drunk Driving[4]
503	10851	Stolen Vehicle (also a penal code section, 487A, Grand Theft Auto)
504	10854	Tampering with a Motor Vehicle
505	23103	Reckless Driving
510	23109	Speed Contest / Racing
586	22500	Illegal Parking

Texas

Austin

The 10 before a number indicates a code.

10-0	Caution
10-1	Unable to Copy
10-2	Signal Good
10-3	Stop Transmitting
10-4	Acknowledgment (OK)
10-5	Relay
10-6	Busy – Unless Urgent
10-7	Out of Service
10-8	In Service
10-9	Repeat
10-10	Fight in Progress
10-11	Dog Case
10-12	Stand By (Stop)
10-13	Weather – Road Report
10-14	Prowler Report
10-15	Civil Disturbance
10-16	Domestic Problem
10-17	Meet Complaint
10-18	Quickly
10-19	Return to ___
10-20	Location
10-21	Call...By Telephone
10-22	Disregard
10-23	Arrived at Location
10-24	Assignment Completed
10-25	Report in Person (Meet)
10-26	Detaining Subject: Expedite
10-27	D.L. Information
10-28	Vehicle Registration Info.
10-29	Check for Wanted/Stolen
10-30	Unnecessary Use of the Radio
10-31	Crime in Progress
10-32	Subject with a Gun
10-33	Emergency
10-34	Riot
10-35	Major Crime Alert
10-36	Correct Time
10-37	Investigate Suspicious Vehicle
10-38	Stopping Suspicious Vehicle
10-39	Urgent – Use Lights/Siren
10-40	Silent Run– No Lights/Siren
10-41	Beginning Tour of Duty
10-42	Ending Tour of Duty
10-43	Information
10-44	Permission to Leave For ___
10-45	Animal Carcass
10-46	Assist Motorist
10-47	Emergency Road Repair at ___
10-48	Traffic Standard Repair at ___
10-49	Traffic Light Out at___
10-50	Collision
10-51	Wrecker Needed
10-52	Ambulance
10-53	Road Block at ___
10-54	Livestock on Highway
10-55	Intoxicated Driver
10-56	Intoxicated Pedestrian
10-57	Leaving the Scene Collision
10-58	Direct Traffic
10-59	Convoy or Escort
10-60	Squad in Vicinity
10-61	Personnel in Area
10-62	Reply to Message
10-63	Prepare to Make Written Copy
10-64	Message – Local Delivery
10-65	Net Message Assignment
10-66	Message Cancellation
10-67	Clear for Net Message
10-68	Dispatch Information
10-69	Message Received
10-70	Fire Alarm
10-71	Advise Nature of Fire
10-72	Report Progress of Fire
10-73	Smoke Report
10-74	Negative
10-75	Make Backup
10-76	En Route to __
10-77	ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)
10-78	Need Assistance
10-79	Notify Coroner
10-80	Chase in Progress
10-81	Breathalyzer Report
10-82	Reserve Lodging
10-83	Work School Crossing at__
10-84	If Meeting...Advise ETA
10-85	Delayed Due to ___
10-86	Officer/Operator on Duty
10-87	Pickup/Distribute Checks
10-88	Present Telephone Number of ___
10-89	Bomb Threat
10-90	Bank Alarm at ___
10-91	Pick Up Prisoner/Subject
10-92	Improperly Parked Vehicle
10-93	Blockade
10-94	Drag Racing
10-95	Prisoner/Subject in Custody
10-96	Subject with Mental Illness
10-97	Check Signal (Test)
10-98	Prison/Jail Break
10-99	Wanted/Stolen Indicated
10-99#1	#1 – Class C Misdemeanor
10-99#2	#2 – Class A or B Misdemeanor
10-99#3	#3 – Felony

References and notes

"Quebec Scanning". Quebec Scanning. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
"Police Scanner Codes".
In the 1970s, the television show Adam-12 was so authentic in its portrayal of Los Angeles PD officers and their procedures, that excerpts from the shows were used as police training films around the country. This led to widespread use of California Penal Codes as radio codes in states where "187" and "211" were not on the books, only on the air.
A drunk driver is often referred to as a "deuce". This comes from the "2" at the end of the original code, "502", and has, coincidentally(?), remained a code ending in "2": 23102, 23152. To this day, people will still say someone "got busted for a 502" yet there will be no law, reference, ticket or report with that number on it for drunk driving.

External links

"Police Scanner Codes Site". PoliceCodes.org.
"Radio and Identification codes". Mendosa.com.

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[1] "Quebec Scanning". Quebec Scanning. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

[Hundred_Police_Code-2] "Police Scanner Codes".

[Adam12-3] In the 1970s, the television show Adam-12 was so authentic in its portrayal of Los Angeles PD officers and their procedures, that excerpts from the shows were used as police training films around the country. This led to widespread use of California Penal Codes as radio codes in states where "187" and "211" were not on the books, only on the air.

[Deuce-4] A drunk driver is often referred to as a "deuce". This comes from the "2" at the end of the original code, "502", and has, coincidentally(?), remained a code ending in "2": 23102, 23152. To this day, people will still say someone "got busted for a 502" yet there will be no law, reference, ticket or report with that number on it for drunk driving.