Police code

A police code is a number abbreviation for a crime, incident or instructions for police officers.

The Hundred Code

The Hundred Code cite web
title=Police Scanner Codes
url=http://www.radiolabs.com/police-codes.html] is a 3 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 alpha".

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

Please note: "500" codes are only radio codes that substitute for other code sections. Example: a "503" is not Penal Code section 503 (which is Embezzlement), but a substitute code for Vehicle Code section 10851. All of the "500" codes, generally, involve vehicles and are thus grouped together (except 594, which is a legitimate Penal Code). Additionally, "390" (and variants) are also radio codes only (CPC 647(f) is the legally enforced section "public intoxication").

Note: California uses a distinct phonetic alphabet from other states such as Florida, which uses the standard military phonetic alphabet. California police agencies use a slightly different one, as listed below:A - AdamB - BoyC - CharlesD - DavidE - EdwardF - FrankG - GeorgeH - HenryI - IdaJ - John K - KingL - LincolnM - MaryN - NoraO - OceanP - PaulQ - QueenR - RobertS - SamT - TomU - UnionV - VictorW - WilliamX - X-RayY - YoungZ - Zebra

ee also

*Ten codes
*Eleven codes
*The Military Alphabet

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.mendosa.com/code.html Radio and Identification codes]