Whats the police code for "crazy person"?
 

I heard someone use the code "5150" or "5051" . Is this the code for nut job or lunitic?

yes, van halen had an album named that.

I beleive 5150 is "crazy person on the loose".

5150 used to mean criminally insane person. I believe it has been changed since then. Then again, I am a pretty big VH fan

Kevin,

5150 Mentally disturbed person

Here you go:

http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/polcodes.htm

Joe A

Democrat...that is my story and I am sticking to it.

No code needed. Most of them know me by name these days....

5150 does not mean "crazy person", literally speaking. It is the section of the penal code in CA. that allows police to detain someone against their will for a 72 hour evaluation in a psychiatric hospital. (Locked ward). It is commonly used for people who might be a danger to themselves or others, such as attempted suicides, etc..

So it's an easy jump to use it as slang for "crazy person", but just remember: no one in the world ever got locked up for being crazy. Only for acting crazy. We have some fine examples around here of people who are crazier than a *****house rat and still freely roam the earth, sometimes even driving Porsches. Or Mitsubishis. ;)

5150 WIC (Welfare Institution Code)......

David

David, Think you could guess who this is in reference to?

80 Carnal knowledge of juvenile
81 Indecent behavior with juvenile
82 Prostitution
84 Pandering
87 Abortion
89 Crime against nature

I did a "control F" for bomb and or explosive - nothing?

I did a control f for bomb and explosives as well and here's what I came up with:

52e Explosives
Code 10 Bomb Threat

My Control-F must be "F'd" up.:D

Better just use my eyes...................that is a long list.

:D

I had read that 5150 was code for 'escaped mental patient'.

Unfortunately, yes.....PM me if you need to, David