10-28 Police Code Meaning & Definition
What Does 10-28 Mean?
10-28 is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Check Registration.
Police departments and dispatch centers may use 10-28 differently, but Check Registration is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.
Most Common Meaning: Check Registration
Used this way by: 29% of agencies on this page
Used in: 21 agencies across 13 states
Category: Administrative
Consensus: LowThis code is used with several different meanings across agencies.
Code Distribution Breakdown
Check Registration: 29% (6 agencies)
Request Vehicle Registration Information: 10% (2 agencies)
Ownership Information/Check Full Registration: 5% (1 agency)
Vehicle Registration Information: 5% (1 agency)
Registration request: 5% (1 agency)
Vehicle Registration: 5% (1 agency)
Vehicle Registration Check: 5% (1 agency)
Vandalism: 5% (1 agency)
Wanted Check: 5% (1 agency)
Registration Request: 5% (1 agency)
Vehicle Inquiry: 5% (1 agency)
Missing Person: 5% (1 agency)
Homicide: 5% (1 agency)
Ownership Information: 5% (1 agency)
Vehicle Ownership Info: 5% (1 agency)
10-28 Police Code Meanings by Agency
21 agencies across 13 states
A - Wanted; B - No Wants; C - No Record; D - Homicide/Assault; E - Rape; F - Robbery; G - Assault; H - Burglary; I - Auto Theft; J - Other Felony; K - Misdemeanor; L - City Ordinance; M - Narcotics
Why Does 10-28 Have Different Meanings?
Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to 10-28 , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.
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