In looking around for an 11 code I had never heard (11-72), I noticed that even smaller sites from other states list the California Penal code. Do other states really use these police codes? 187 - homicide, 415 - disturbance, 459 - burglary, etc. ? I can't believe that states could coordinate penal code section numbers.
Common police codes?
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I don't know of any other state that uses CA penal codes.
OK. I was just wondering. Here is a website in Tennessee that has the CA penal codes listed as "Police Scanner Codes". ???
http://www.mtpleasantrecord.com/scanner.htm
There are probably as many different lists of "Scanner Codes" as there are stars in the sky. Even agencies adjacent to each other with similar lists often have slight differences. So it's largely a local thing, with many exceptions. What's accurate for your area may or may not be accurate anywhere else, in whole or in part.
Yeah, I know. I have scanned lots of agencies in several counties for many years. I just found it strange that someone in Tennessee would publish CA specific codes on their site. Here is another site that shows CA penal codes as scanner codes and it is in Virginia. ???
http://www.yougetinfo.com/info/PolCodes.html
The fact that codes vary so highly between agencies is kinda my point. Why would the CA codes be so widely dispersed. I know the scanners in Virginia can't hear CA unless they use internet and there can't be that many people listening to the streamers.
The Phoenix valley agencies and AZ DPS use the CA penal codes. I think it is just because Phoenix is just another suburb of Los Angeles.
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I did notice that also after searching for codes. My county use the same, but when they clear call's they will say "10-8 128" witch is a warning or "10-8 140" ticket. CHP uses 10-98 to clear calls not like other agencies that use 10-8 when they clear a calls.
b7spectra
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Here in the Metro Atlanta area, almost each jurisdiction has their own codes/signals. A signal 33 in one county can mean a fire, where in another county it could be gambling (and these are counties that butt up against each other!).
Seems about the only universal calls are either 10-4 or code 4!
Seems about the only universal calls are either 10-4 or code 4!
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Sometimes they refer to the law codes. For example DWI in a lot of New York state is refered to as an "eleven-ninety-two" because the code for drunk driving is stated in part 1192 of the New York State Vehicle and traffic laws
just something to think about
just something to think about
California is probably the only state that makes extensive use of the penal codes, vehicle codes, and health & safety codes as part of their radio codes. I know it sure helped me as a young deputy to remember that "23102" (since changed to 23152) was the correct vehicle code for my arrest report for a drunk driver. Even then, a DWI was commonly referred to as a "duece" for the last digit of the VC section. I have heard some California codes used in Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona, probably because those are the border states and they commonly work closely with California agencies. Other than that, I've never heard California codes used anywhere else.
In this day and age, we should be dropping all these codes anyway. The fire service has almost universally switched to plain English but law enforcement stubbornly clings to these stupid codes. It doesn't do much good to have interoperable radios if two neighboring countines don't speak the same language.
In this day and age, we should be dropping all these codes anyway. The fire service has almost universally switched to plain English but law enforcement stubbornly clings to these stupid codes. It doesn't do much good to have interoperable radios if two neighboring countines don't speak the same language.
California LE transplant here... I'm surprised to read here that police agencies located outside of California use California penal and vehicle code numbers in their radio communications. Don't they have their own, unique statute numbers? "Code" is a misnomer in California because it is more than just a radio code, like 10-4 or a Code 6. "Code" in California means using the statute numbers of the penal law or vehicle law in question. Such as 211, 459, etc.
Not only does California use penal and vehicle statute code numbers on the radio, they also have them on a subject's criminal and driving records, too. Not plain language, just a series of penal/vehicle code statute numbers with dates of arrest/citation, convictions, etc. Until they all get memorized, one needs a guide book to decipher what all the statute numbers mean. Good practice. Impress your friends at parties. NOT!
Other than some very generalized radio codes (not based on statute numbers), I doubt that there is much in common between different agencies nationwide, especially those like California that use statute numbers to refer to their crimes & violations.
Not only does California use penal and vehicle statute code numbers on the radio, they also have them on a subject's criminal and driving records, too. Not plain language, just a series of penal/vehicle code statute numbers with dates of arrest/citation, convictions, etc. Until they all get memorized, one needs a guide book to decipher what all the statute numbers mean. Good practice. Impress your friends at parties. NOT!
Other than some very generalized radio codes (not based on statute numbers), I doubt that there is much in common between different agencies nationwide, especially those like California that use statute numbers to refer to their crimes & violations.
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thats for that, I always wondered why it was "11-92" in the 11 codes, it skips right over 92
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