Code 2

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Code 2 stands for Urgent response without siren, a police code abbreviation.

Response code, common in California and the western US, telling an officer to proceed promptly but without lights and siren, obeying traffic laws. Some agencies allow lights only.

Example: Unit 3, Code 2 to the shoplifting call at the grocery store.

Usage notes

Response codes are sometimes called "codes" rather than ten-codes. Code 1 typically means respond at convenience. Meanings vary by agency and by fire and EMS services, which often use their own numbering. Code 2 traffic is not exempt from traffic laws in most states.

Related abbreviations

More police code abbreviations

• 10-1 – Receiving poorly
• 10-10 – Fight in progress
• 10-100 – Restroom break
• 10-13 – Weather and road report
• 10-16 – Domestic problem
• 10-17 – Meet complainant
• 10-18 – Quickly
• 10-19 – Return to station
• 10-2 – Receiving well
• 10-20 – Location
• 10-21 – Call by telephone
• 10-22 – Disregard

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