Code 908 refers to which status?

• A. Out of Service - Rest Relief
• B. Message received
• C. Out of service
• D. Out of Service (Meal)

Answer: (C)

Understanding police radio status codes helps you know when a unit is ready for work and able to take calls. Code 908 signals a general Out of Service status, meaning the unit is not available to respond to incidents or dispatches at that moment. This is the broad indication of unavailability, used whenever an officer is temporarily out of service for any reason that's not being specified in the transmission.

The other options describe different ideas: “Message received” is just acknowledging a transmission, not indicating the unit’s current duty status. The remaining two—Out of Service with Rest Relief and Out of Service (Meal)—are more specific reasons for being unavailable; the code in this question is the general out-of-service status without the added qualifier.