Central Communications Radio Codes, Penal Codes, and Phonetic Alphabet

Central Communications Radio Codes

  • Code 1: Your convenience

  • K10-34: Open door

  • Code 2: Urgent - no lights or sirens

  • 10-346: Secure door

  • Code 3: Emergency - use lights and sirens

  • 10-35: Open window

  • Code 4: No further assistance

  • 10-36: Clear to receive confidential info

  • Code 5: Stakeout

  • 10-49: Code 6 Back up

  • 10-50: Proceed/proceeding to obtain a report

  • Code 7: Mealtime

  • 10-53: Man down

  • Code 10: Bomb threat

  • 10-54: Possible dead body

  • Code 11: Explosion

  • 10-55: Coroner's case

  • Code 20: Officer needs assistance - urgent

  • 10-56: Suicide

  • Code 30: Officer needs assistance - emergency

  • 10-56A: Suicide attempt

  • Code 33: Emergency in progress - do not transmit

  • 10-57: Shots fired

  • 952: Report conditions

  • A10-62: Meet the citizen

  • 10-1: Receiving poor

  • 10-64: Public assist

  • 10-2: Receiving okay

  • 10-65: Missing person

  • 10-4: Message received

  • 10-66: Suspicious person

  • 10-5: Relay

  • 10-67: Person calling for help

  • 10-6: Busy

  • 10-70: Prowler

  • 10-7: Out of service

  • 10-71: Shooting

  • 10-7-OD: Out of service - off duty

  • 10-72: Knifing

  • 10-8: In service

  • 10-73: How do you receive?

  • 10-9: Repeat

  • 10-10: Out of service - at home

  • 10-12: Suspects/visitors present

  • 10-98: Meet the officer arrived at the scene

  • 11-204: Finished last detail

  • 10-14: Escort

  • 10-15: Prisoner in custody

  • 11-24: Abandoned vehicle

  • 11-25: Traffic hazard

  • TO-16: Pickup

  • 11-29: Emergency message delivery

  • 10 10M: Money pickup

  • 10-17: Security check

  • 11-48: Transport

  • 10-19: Return/enroute to station

  • 11-54: Suspicious vehicle

  • 11-79: Accident - ambulance enroute

  • 10-20: Location

  • 11-80: Accident - major injury

  • 10-21: Phone office

  • 10-21R: Phone radio

  • 11-81: Accident - minor injury

  • 11-82: Accident - property damage only

  • A10-22: Cancel

  • 10-23: Standby

  • 10-26: Full Records Check

  • 11-84: Traffic control

  • 11-85: Tow truck

  • 10-27: DDL information

  • 10-28: Registration information

  • 11-86: Traffic stop

  • 210-29: Wants/warrants

  • 10-30F: Felony warrants

  • 10-30M: Misdemeanor warrants

  • 10-50AD: Armed and dangerous

  • 10-33: Alarm sounding

Penal Codes

  • 187: Murder

Phonetic Alphabet

  • A: Adam