Signal APCO Meaning
Clear Speech
1955
1939 First
1940 (APCO (National APCO APCO
(c. 1971) Phrase
Published APCO Word
1937 Standards Operating Project Project 14
APCO
Set (17
Committee)[7] Procedure
Project 2
4 (1974)[22]
(plain language to Brevity
signals) [19] (1967)[21] [23] replace Ten Codes) Code (c.
[18] Committee) (1973)
[20] [24] 1979)[25]
Procedure and Officer Details
Insubord‐
10- Corrupt Officer not following ination/
AWOL - - -
MAX Officer orders Rogue
Officer
Go Ahead
Under
Control
In Pursuit
Traffic Stop
10-0 — — — — Use caution
Unable to
copy - Signal Unable to copy - change
10-1 Receiving poorly. Unreadable
change Weak location
location
Signals Signal
10-2 Receiving well. —
good Good
Disregard
Stop Stop
10-3 last Stop Transmitting
transmitting. transmitting
information
Acknowl‐ Message Acknowl‐ Affirmative Roger/
10-4 Roger
edgement. received edgement (Ok) Affirmative
10-5 Relay. Relay (To) Relay
Busy -Stand
Busy, stand
10-6 Busy. by unless Busy Busy
by
urgent
Out of
service (Give
location Out of Out of
10-7 Out of service. Out at ...
and/or Service Service
telephone
number)
Not
10-7 A
— Available
10-7 B Off Radio
10-8 In service. In Service Clear In Service
Repeat,
10-9 Repeat Say Again
conditions bad.
On minor —
Out of service— detail, Fight in
10-10 Negative
subject to call. subject to progress
call
Dispatching too Stay in
10-11 Dog Case ... On Duty On Radio
rapidly. service
Visitors or
Officials or Stand by Stand By
10-12 officials Stand by Stand By
visitors present. (stop) (Stop)
present
Advise weather Weather Weather
Existing Weather report/road
10-13 and road and road and road
Conditions report
conditions. conditions report
Convoy or Convoy or Report of Message/ Prepare to
10-14 —
escort. escort prowler Information Copy
Civil Message
10-15 We have prisoner in custody. Disturbance
disturbance Delivered
Domestic Reply to
10-16 Pick up prisoner at ...
trouble Message
—
Meet
10-17 Pick up papers at ... Enroute Responding
complainant
10-17
Theft
A
10-17
— — — — Vandalism
B
10-17
Shoplifting
C
Complete
present Complete
Anything for
10-18 assignment as assignment Urgent Priority
us?
quickly as quickly
possible.
Return to your Nothing for
10-19 Return to ... (In) Contact Return to ...
station. you
What is your
10-20 Location Location Location Location
location?
Call this station Call (...) by
10-21 Call ... by phone Call ... Telephone
by telephone. Phone
Take no further
Report in
10-22 action last Disregard Disregard
person to ...
information.
Stand by until no Arrived at
10-23 Arrived at scene On scene
interference. Scene
Trouble at
station—
Finished
unwelcome Assignment Assignment
10-24 with last — Available
visitors—all completed Completed
assignment
units vicinity
report at once.
Operator or Report in
Do you have Report to
10-25 officer on person to Meet ... or contact ...
contact with...? (Meet) ...
duty? (meet) ...
Can you obtain
Holding Detaining
automobile Estimated Detaining subject,
10-26 subject, subject,
registration Arrival Time expedite
rush reply expedite
information?
Request
Drivers License/
Any answer our driver's Drivers license
10-27 license Permit
number...? license information on ...
information Information
information
10-28 Check full Request full Vehicle Ownership Registration information
registration registration registration Information on ...
information. information information
Check Check
Check for Records
10-29 record for records for Check for wanted on ...
wanted. Check
wanted wanted.
Emergency or Unusual
Does not conform to rules and Illegal use Danger/ Use
10-30 —
regulations. of radio Caution Caution
Emergency
Is lie detector basis, all Crime in
10-31 Pick Up —
available? squads, progress
10-11
10-31
Burglary
A
10-31
Robbery
B
10-31
— — — — Homicide
C
10-31
Kidnapping
D
10-31
Shooting
E
Chase, all ... Units
Is drunkometer Man with
10-32 squads Needed
available? gun
stand by (Specify)
Emergency Emergency
Help Me Help
10-33 traffic at this traffic this EMERGENCY
Quick Officer
station—clear? station
Trouble at
Clear for local station,
10-34 Riot Time
dispatch? assistance —
needed
Major
Confidential Major crime
10-35 crime,
information. alert
blockade
10-36 Correct time? — Correct time
Investigate
Operator on
10-37 No rush suspicious
duty?
vehicle
Stopping
—Reserved
suspicious
—
Hurry, but vehicle (Give
Station report— do not use station
10-38 Traffic stop on ...
satisfactory. red light or complete
siren description
before
stopping).
Your Use red Urgent-Use
10-39 Nr...delivered to light and light and —
addressee. siren siren
Private
General Use
Use
Advise if Silent run - —
10-40 Officer...available Notification No light or
for radio call. siren
Tune to ... kcs.
for test with
Car change Beginning
10-41 mobile unit or
at ... tour of duty
emergency
service.
Crew Ending tour
10-42 Off duty
change at ... of duty
Take school
10-43 Information —
crossing
Request
permission
10-44 to leave Request for ...
patrol ... for
...
Animal
10-45 carcass in ... —
— lane at ...
— Assist
10-46 Assist motorist
motorist
Emergency
10-47 road repairs
needed
Traffic —
standard
10-48
needs
repairs
Hourly Traffic light East bound green light
10-49
report mark out out (etc.)
Accident and Vehicle Handling
— Traffic (F, PD)
Traffic
Auto
accident, ▪ Hit and run
Accident—F,
10-50 property ▪ Injury
PI, PD
damage ▪ No injury reported
only ▪ Unknown
▪ Private property,
location
Auto —
accident, Wrecker
10-51
wrecker needed
sent
Auto
accident,
personal Ambulance
10-52
injuries, needed
ambulance
sent
Auto
Road
10-53 accident,
blocked
fatal
Livestock on
10-54 —
highway
Drunken Intoxicated
10-55
driver driver
Intoxicated
10-56 — Drunk pedestrian
pedestrian
Hit and run
10-57 —
—F, PI, PD
Is wrecker
10-58 Direct traffic
on the way? —
Is
Convoy or
10-59 ambulance
escort
on the way?