![]() ![]() If you see a jumble of letters ending in “SO” it’s likely the sheriff’s office of the county the incident took place in. SO: The glossary file says this means “Sheriff’s Office,” but it’s always in the context of something like LACSO (Los Angeles county Sheriff’s Office), SCLSO (Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office), SCCSO (Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office), and so forth.You can view a mostly complete list of CHP jargon at the CHP media glossary, but some of these require additional detail. any towing service the driver of a disabled car has called). Other common CVC references include 23152 (misdemeanor DWI) and 23153 (felony DWI).įinally, 3A = AAA, or the American Automobile Association, but can be used generically (i.e. A dispatch might say “GRY VEH WAS 23103 AND HEAD ON WITH 2ND VEH,” which means the driver of the gray vehicle was seen driving recklessly (violation of CVC 23103). Other numbers you might see might include references to the California Vehicle Code. it’s pronounced “ten-thirty-nine.” Other common ten and eleven codes in these dispatches include: The number codes aren’t split out how we normally think of them, so it’s not immediately obvious that “1039” in the above example is a “ten” code, i.e. VEHS TO THE RHS: Vehicles to the right hand side.1039 means tow truck has arrived on scene. 1039 LIMA TOW SD 796 4 W/WRECKER: I don’t know what 796 is, but you can see a (408) phone number here.PER 171 ROLL 1185 WRECKER: 1185 is code for tow truck, and wrecker means a flat bed.VEH HAS MAJ TC DMG: Vehicle has major traffic collision damage. ![]() ![]() CHP and Caltrans numbers road lanes from left to the right, so the number 1 lane is the far left fast lane. VEH BLKG #1: Vehicle blocking number 1 lane.XRAY STILL IN THE VEH: Woman still in the vehicle.Highway 17) soutbound, at the Highway 9 offramp. Sr17 S / Sr9 E Ofr, San Jose FSP: State Route 17 (i.e.My Highway 17 tracking map got super popular this week, and a few people have asked how to decode the CHP jargon. I maintain a few maps that show California Highway Patrol dispatch activity. ![]()
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