Code 16 corresponds to which status?

Code 16 corresponds to which status?

• A. Out of service (personal)
• B. DUI
• C. Hit and run
• D. Special information/assignment

Answer: (B)

Code 16 identifies a DUI situation. In the Miami-Dade Police radio code system, numbers map to specific statuses or incident types to convey information quickly. When an officer encounters a driver suspected of impairment, they would use Code 16 to flag a DUI investigation, signaling dispatch and nearby units to route the appropriate resources—such as sobriety testing and potential arrest processing—so everyone communicates efficiently and consistently. The other statuses refer to different concepts: a unit being out of service (personal) is a availability/status change, not an incident type; a hit and run is a separate incident type with its own code; and special information/assignment is used to relay extra information or assign tasks, not to indicate impairment status.

Code 16 identifies a DUI situation. In the Miami-Dade Police radio code system, numbers map to specific statuses or incident types to convey information quickly. When an officer encounters a driver suspected of impairment, they would use Code 16 to flag a DUI investigation, signaling dispatch and nearby units to route the appropriate resources—such as sobriety testing and potential arrest processing—so everyone communicates efficiently and consistently.

The other statuses refer to different concepts: a unit being out of service (personal) is a availability/status change, not an incident type; a hit and run is a separate incident type with its own code; and special information/assignment is used to relay extra information or assign tasks, not to indicate impairment status.