Code 5 is used to indicate which instruction?

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Code 5 is used to indicate which instruction?

Explanation:
Code 5 indicates disregard: units are instructed to ignore or cancel a previous directive because new information changes the situation. This helps prevent wasted effort and confusion by stopping actions tied to that earlier instruction, such as canceling a pursuit, halting a BOLO, or stopping a search when it’s no longer warranted. En Route means you’re on the way to a location, Arrived means you’ve reached it, and Known Offender is a subject tag or alert. None of those convey canceling or ignoring a prior instruction like Code 5 does.

Code 5 indicates disregard: units are instructed to ignore or cancel a previous directive because new information changes the situation. This helps prevent wasted effort and confusion by stopping actions tied to that earlier instruction, such as canceling a pursuit, halting a BOLO, or stopping a search when it’s no longer warranted.

En Route means you’re on the way to a location, Arrived means you’ve reached it, and Known Offender is a subject tag or alert. None of those convey canceling or ignoring a prior instruction like Code 5 does.

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