Official Ten-Code List (2024)

FAQs

What are the 10 basic codes? ›

The 1050 police code specifically indicates that an officer needs backup or assistance. For example, if an officer pulls over a driver and notices questionable behaviors that make them concerned for their own safety, they may quietly radio “1050” to dispatch.

They have historically been widely used by law enforcement officers in North America, but in 2006, due to the lack of standardization, the U.S. federal government recommended they be discontinued in favor of everyday language.

Meaning acknowledgment or okay, “10-4” comes from the 10 Codes list that emergency personnel use to communicate with each other, commonly done over the radio. Ten Codes are sets of numbers beginning with the number 10 and used — originally by police — as a form of shortened communication.

At the LAPD, an "Adam" radio call sign designates a two-officer uniformed patrol unit, the basic field unit for LAPD. It is preceded and followed by a number. The first number is the division or patrol area, and the second is the beat area designator. " 7-Adam-5" would be a Wilshire area patrol car, assigned to beat 5.

10-97 Arrived at the scene. 10-98 Available for assignment. 10-99 Open police garage door. 10-100 Civil disturbance - Mutual aid standby. 10-101 Civil disturbance - Mutual aid request.

Most commonly, and according to the Association of Police Commanders (APCO), 10–33 is used to denote “emergency situation - need assistance now”.

Dependant on the state as some states have different codes, but in most states, a 10–96 refers to a mental person being dealt with by an officer.

What does ten 7 mean? ›

10-7 Out of service; a unit which is "10-7" is not available for a call, as opposed to "10-6" which means the unit is "in service, but busy." Units which are attending court or other duties are classed as "10-6" and NOT "10-7."

Each department uses different codes. For us “Code Zero” means we have a run and no one available to take it (or not enough units to respond safely).

Some police trainers try to improve on Cooper's color code by adding more stages, like “black” for dealing with the aftermath of a shooting. One trainer uses “black” to describe someone totally immobilized with panic – a condition the color code is designed to prevent.

Set in 1989 (Six Four refers to the Japanese calendar year the action takes place), the original novel told the story of a police officer haunted by a mistake he made years ago while handling the case of a missing girl.

These include bar codes, ISBN numbers, ASCII codes, post codes, bank account numbers; many of these modern codes employ a checking device, often referred to as a check digit. An example of this is that of ISBN numbers, now used universally on all new books.

Barthes identified five main codes that are woven into any narrative: the hermeneutic code, proairetic code, semantic code, symbolic code, and cultural code. These codes relate to mystery, tension, connotation, symbols, and cultural context.

Standards are a set of technical definitions and guidelines that function as instructions for designers, manufacturers, operators, or users of equipment. What are Codes? Codes are laws or regulations that specify minimum standards to protect health and safety.