653M Threatening phone calls Stolen Vehicle (also a penal code
503 10851 section, 487A, Grand Theft Auto)
Please note: "500" codes are only radio codes
that substitute for other code sections. 504 10854 Tampering with a Motor Vehicle Example: a "503" is not Penal Code section 503 (which is Embezzlement). All of the "500" codes, generally, involve vehicles and are 505 23103 Reckless Driving thus grouped together (except 594, which is a legitimate Penal Code). Additionally, "390" (and variants) are also radio codes only (CPC 510 23109 Speed Contest / Racing 647(f) is the legally enforced section "public intoxication"). 586 22500 Illegal Parking In California, some radio codes in the 400– 599 range that refer to vehicle violations are left over from the California Vehicle Code (CVC) which was revised in 1971. Some agencies, such as the California Highway Patrol (CHP) use the current vehicle code numbers while municipal and county police agencies, especially the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) still use the 500 series.