10-49A Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does 10-49A Mean?

10-49A is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Civil Papers Served.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-49A differently, but Civil Papers Served is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Civil Papers Served

Used this way by: 50% of agencies on this page
Used in: 2 agencies across 2 states
Category: Administrative
Consensus: MediumMost agencies use this code similarly, but some regional or agency variations exist.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Civil Papers Served: 50% (1 agency)
Narcotics Complaint: 50% (1 agency)

10-49A Police Code Meanings by Agency

2 agencies across 2 states
10-49A: Civil Papers Served
CategoryAdministrative
State Florida
Agency Lake County Sheriff's Office
Sources
10-49A: Narcotics Complaint
CategoryIncident
State Ohio
Agency Columbus Police Department
Sources

Why Does 10-49A Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-49A , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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