Police codes

[kluallen]

Anyone have a link or a way to get 10 codes, signal codes, and/or disposition codes used for an area? In particular, Fayetteville AR. I know as you listen you figure out most of the codes but it would be nice to have a listing for reference.

Thanks.

 

[SkipSanders]

Gee, that's real tough. You go to Google, and enter the words 10-codes and police and APCO, and search. However, you'll really have to work them out yourself, anyway, since every department fools around with the codes, changing some.

Current intentions are that such codes are to be eliminated, since they often cause confusion between departments in interagency operations because of this.

 

[Bentley]

Here is a list for arkansas, BUT, like skip said, all departments are different...sometimes is differs county by county also.

Hope this helps...

10 CODES
10-10 Out of svc. (subj to call) 10-46 Proceed to location report to
10-11 Dispatching too rapidly Proceed on rush basis w/o light/
10-12 Officials or visitors pres. or siren.
10-14 Escort or convoy 10-47 Same as 10-46 except EMERGENCY
10-15 We have prisoner in custody 10-48 All clear resume normal patrol
10-17 Pick up papers at 10-49 Pick up party at
10-19 Return to your station 10-50 Traffic check or no traffic
10-23 Stand by - interference 10-51 NCIC inquiry
10-24 Trouble at __ all report 10-52 Negative response to NCIC inq.
10-25 Do you have contact w/___? 10-53 Positive response to NCIC inq.
10-27 Any answer to our number? 10-63 Net directed
10-31 Is polygraph available 10-64 Net free
10-32 Is intoximeter available 10-81 Returning to station
10-33 Emergency traffic at sta. 10-94 Test with no modulation
10-35 Confidential information 10-95 Test with normal modulation
10-37 Operator on duty? 10-96 Responding
10-42 Officer now at his home 10-97 Arrived at scene
10-44 Station has traffic for you 10-98 Finished last assignment
10-45 All days off cancelled 10-99 Cannot receive your signal
Remain in contact with sta.
at all times by radio or
public service.

 

[jonny290]

Here are fayetteville's codes as best I know:

code 1: drugs
code 2: drunk

10-1 - could not copy transmission
10-15 - person in custody
10-19 - on my way
10-28 - DL check
10-29 - vehicle registration check
10-52 - no warrants
10-53 - warrants issued
10-54 - directed net (I think)

I know a few more but they're written down at home. Welcome to F-town and let me know if you have any questions about scanning NW Arkansas.

 

[ASHROG]

10-Codes

Here are fayetteville's codes as best I know:

code 1: drugs
code 2: drunk

10-1 - could not copy transmission
10-15 - person in custody
10-19 - on my way
10-28 - DL check
10-29 - vehicle registration check
10-52 - no warrants
10-53 - warrants issued
10-54 - directed net (I think)

I know a few more but they're written down at home. Welcome to F-town and let me know if you have any questions about scanning NW Arkansas.

Some of the above codes are not correct.

Code 1 - *ARMED*
Code 2 - Intox

10-1 - could not copy transmission
10-15 - person in custody
10-19 - on my way
10-28 - *VEHICLE REG CHECK*
10-29 - *WARRANT CHECK*
10-52 - *NO NCIC ENTRY*
10-53 - *NCIC HIT*
10-63 - *DIRECT THE NET*
10-64 - *RELEASE THE NET*

 

[jonny290]

Eh, close enough for an amateur scannist, hehe

Any chance you can get us a more comprehensive list, or is something like that a little locked down?

 

[ASHROG]

Police and Fire Departments should do away with codes and signals. The Federal government recommends "plain language". It is better to communicate in plain language than in code. Talking in code would make it easier for someone not understand what is going on if two agencies are working on a mutual aid call together.

 

[kluallen]

I've got most of the 10-codes but it's all the Signal and D codes they are using that I'd like to have.

It would be nice to go to plain language although I work for a transit company and we went from plain language to a 10-code system and it sure cleaned up the radio traffic and the amount of time drivers spend communicating their thoughts. It works for transit as we don't need to communicate with another system.