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Radio Codes.

Signals, codes and 10-codes used over RTO. Type to filter.

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Ten (10) codes

  • 10-0Disappeared
  • 10-1Frequency Change
  • 10-3Stop Transmitting
  • 10-4Affirmative
  • 10-5Meal Break
  • 10-6Busy
  • 10-7Unavailable / Out of Service
  • 10-8Available / In Service
  • 10-9Repeat
  • 10-10Fight in Progress
  • 10-11Traffic Stop
  • 10-12Active Ride Along
  • 10-13Shots Fired
  • 10-14Hold All but Emergency Traffic
  • 10-15Subject in Custody, Enroute to Station
  • 10-16Suspicious Vehicle
  • 10-17Suspicious Person
  • 10-20Location
  • 10-22Disregard
  • 10-23Arrived on Scene
  • 10-24Meet at Location
  • 10-25Domestic Dispute
  • 10-26Estimated Time of Arrival
  • 10-27Drivers License Check
  • 10-28Vehicle License Plate
  • 10-29NCIC Warrant Check
  • 10-30Not Wanted, No Warrants
  • 10-31Not Wanted, No Warrants
  • 10-32Request Backup [Code 1-2-3]
  • 10-41Beginning Tour of Duty
  • 10-42Ending Tour of Duty
  • 10-43Information
  • 10-49Homicide
  • 10-50Motor Vehicle Accident
  • 10-51Requesting Towing Service
  • 10-52Request EMS
  • 10-53Request Fire Department
  • 10-55Intoxicated Driver
  • 10-56Intoxicated Pedestrian
  • 10-60Armed with a Gun
  • 10-61Armed with a Knife
  • 10-62Kidnapping
  • 10-64Sexual Assault
  • 10-65Escorting Prisoner
  • 10-66Reckless Driving
  • 10-67Fire
  • 10-68Armed Robbery
  • 10-70Foot Pursuit
  • 10-71Active/Request Supervisor
  • 10-73Advise Status
  • 10-80Vehicle Pursuit
  • 10-90RTO Warning
  • 10-93Removed from Patrol
  • 10-97In Route
  • 10-99Officer In Distress
  • 11-99Officer Down
  • 11-44Person Deceased

10-codes in use

The RTO callouts you are required to use on duty, from Patrolling. Click a callout to copy it.

On-duty / off-duty

On-duty

Off-duty

Traffic stop

Responding

General response

Responding to a 911 call

On-scene

Busy status

Example

10-8 / 10-7 status

Back available (available for calls)

Going off frequency (used only in combination with 10-42)

Transporting a suspect

Frequency change

Ride-alongs

For ride-alongs, your call-sign will be Union 1, Union 2, etc. Use the general callouts above depending on the situation. The callout here is specific to ride-alongs.

On-duty with a ride-along

Signals

  • Signal 11Running Radar
  • Signal 100Hold All but Emergency Traffic

Codes

  • Code 0Game Crash
  • Code 1No lights, no sirens response
  • Code 2Lights, no siren response
  • Code 3Lights and sirens response
  • Code 4No further units required
  • Code 5Felony stop / High Risk Stop
  • Code 6Patrolling On Foot

Miranda rights

You are required to read the following when arresting someone.
  1. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
  2. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
  3. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?
  4. With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?
  5. Do you have anything that can poke, stick, or harm me?

After that you must search the suspect and bag belongings.

Phonetic alphabet

  • AAlpha
  • BBravo
  • CCharlie
  • DDelta
  • EEcho
  • FFoxtrot
  • GGolf
  • HHotel
  • IIndia
  • JJuliet
  • KKilo
  • LLima
  • MMike
  • NNovember
  • OOscar
  • PPapa
  • QQuebec
  • RRomeo
  • SSierra
  • TTango
  • UUniform
  • VVictor
  • WWhiskey
  • XX-Ray
  • YYankee
  • ZZulu