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A   Assault 
AA  ARMED Assault, Armed 
A INT MAIM  Assault with Intent to Maim 
A TO K (or MAIM, MUR, RAPE, ROB)  Assault to Kill (or Maim, Murder, Rape, Robbery) 
A & B  Assault and Battery 
A & ROB (armed)  Assault and Robbery (armed) 
AA By Pub Serv Aggravated Assault by Public Servant
AA/DW or Agg Aslt Dw Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon 
AA/PO  Aggravated Assault Against Peace or Police Officer
AA/SBI or Agg Aslt SBI Aggravated Assault / Severe Bodily Injury 
AA/Witness Aggravated Assault Against Witness
AAWW  Aggravated Assault With Weapon 
ABC  Act Alcohol Beverage Control Act 
ABD  Abduction 
ABET  Abet 
ABNDN or ABNDNT  Abandon or Abandonment 
ABST  Abstraction 
ABUS LANG  Abusive Language 
ABWIK  Assault and Battery With Intent to Kill 
ACAF  Accessory After the Fact 
ACBF  Accessory Before the Fact 
ACC  Accessory 
ACC AFT FACT REC  Accessory After the Fact, Receiving 
ACC BURG  Accessory to Burglary 
ACC TO ISS CHK  Accessory to Issuing Check 
ACC TO JL BRK  Accessory to Jail Break 
ACC TO L  Accessory to Larceny 
ACC TO MUR  Accessory to Murder 
ACC TO ROB  Accessory to Robbery 
ACCOMP DD  Accompanying Drunken Driver 
ACCPL  Accomplice 
ACCPT BRB  Accepting a Bribe 
ADJ  Adjudication 
ADLTY  Adultery 
ADW  Assault with Deadly Weapon 
ADW/FIREARM  Assault with Deadly Weapon/Firearms 
AFA  Alien Firearms Act 
AFCF  After Former Conviction of a Felony 
AFDVT  Affidavit 
AFFR  Affray 
AFFR WDW  Affray With Deadly Weapon 
AFO  Assaulting a Federal Officer 
AGG A  Aggravated Assault 
AGG Kidnap Aggravated Kidnapping
Agg Prom Prost Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution
Agg Rob DW Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon
AID & ABET LOTT  Aiding and Abetting Lottery 
AID & HAR ESC PR  Aiding and Harboring an Escaped Prisoner 
AID PR TO ESC  Aiding a Prisoner to Escape 
AIDA  Automobile Information Disclosure Act 
AKA  Also Known As 
ALIEN POSS FIREARMS  Alien in Possession of Firearms 
ALLOW DR W/O PRMT  Allowing One to Drive Without a Permit 
ALT  Altering 
ANNOY & SOL  Annoying and Soliciting 
APC  Actual Physical Control 
APCV  Actual Physical Control of a Vehicle 
APIPOCC  Appropriating Property In Possession Of Common Carrier
APP. CT Appellate Court 
APPROP  Appropriating 
APO  Assaulting Police Officer 
AR  Anti-Racketeering 
ARD  Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition 
ARL  Antiriot Laws 
ARMED WDW  Armed With Dangerous Weapon 
ARSON OF PERS PROP  Arson of Personal Property 
ASLT  Assault 
ASLT TO RA  Assault to Rob Armed 
ASMB  Assembling 
ASST  Assisting 
ASST ATT TO RAPE  Assisting in Attempt to Commit Rape 
ASST PROST  Assisting Prostitution 
ATL  Antitrust Law 
ATPT  Attempt 
ATROC  Atrocious 
ATT  Attempt or Attempted 
ATT RA  Attempted Robbery Armed 
ATTEMPT  Attempt to Steal, Commit, etc
AUTO H & R  Auto – Hit and Run 
AUTO NO LIC  Auto – No License 
AVIN  Altered Vehicle Identification Number 
AWDW  Assault with Deadly Weapon 
AWDWIKISI  Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill or Inflict Serious Injury 
AWOL  Absent Without Leave 


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B  Breaking 
B  Battery (FBI definition) 
B & E  Breaking and Entering 
B of P  Breach of Peace (FBI definition) 
B/F  Bond Forfeiture 
BAIL JUMPG  Bail Jumping 
BATT  Battery 
BB  Bank Burglary 
BC  Bad Check or Bogus Check 
BF & E  Bank Fraud and Embezzlement 
BI  Bodily Injury 
BKMKG  Bookmaking 
BL  Bank Larceny 
BLKML  Blackmail 
BOND FORF  Bond Forfeiture 
BOP  Breach of Peace 
BORD  Bill of Review Denied 
BORG  Bill of Review Granted 
BR  Bank Robbery 
BRBG  Bribing 
BRBY  Bribery 
BRCSP  Buying, Receiving, Concealing Stolen Property 
BTCP  Probation Following Boot Camp Incarceration 
BTG  Beating 
BNID  Burglary Not In a Dwelling 
BURG  Burglary 
Burg Building Burglary of Building
Burg Com Burglary of Coin Operated Machine
Burg Hab Burglary of Habitation
Burg Veh Burglary of Vehicle
BURN DEST INS PROP  Burning, Destroying, etc., Insured Property 
BURN INT INJ INS  Burning, Intent to Injure Insurer 
BWI Boating while Intoxicated


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C & F  Call and Failed, (voluntary dismissal by judge or court) 
C to D of M  Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor 
CAID  Criminal Activity In Drugs 
CAR B  Car Breaking 
CAR PROWL  Car Prowling 
CC ABUSE/USE  Credit Card Abuse 
CCDW  Carrying Concealed Deadly Weapon 
CCF  Carrying Concealed Firearm 
CCW  Carry Concealed Weapon 
CD  Conditional Discharge 
CDW  Carrying Dangerous Weapon 
CF/TM Counterfeiting Trademark
CIT  Citation Code (Georgia State) 
C/F US Gov Doc Counterfeiting/Forging of Government Doc
CK  (Check) can also mean Carnal Knowledge (of FC – Female Child) 
CL  Complied with Law 
CMPT  Contempt 
CNSP  Conspiracy to Commit 
CNTY  CRT County Court 
COC  Contempt of Court 
COMM IND ACT  Committing Indecent Act 
COMN  Common (used with assault, cheat, drunk, etc.)
COMP FEL  Compounding a Felony 
CONC EVID  Concealing Evidence 
CONSP  Conspiracy 
CONT DA  Controlled Dangerous Substance 
CONV  Conversion 
CPCS  Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 
CPDD  Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs 
CPSP  Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 
CR B  Criminal – B (Not Felony) 
CR to ANI  Cruelty to Animals 
CR to CHDN  Cruelty to Children 
CRIM CRLESS  Criminal Carelessness 
CRLESS DR  Careless Driving 
CRNL  Carnal 
CRNL KNLDG  Carnal Knowledge (of FC – Female Child) 
CRSP  Criminal Receiving Stolen Property 
CRV  Conditional Release Violator 
CSA  Controlled Substance Act 
CSCS  Criminal Sale of Controlled Substances 
CTFG or CTFT  Counterfeiting or Counterfeit 
CW  Concealed Weapons 
CW W/O PRMT OR LIC  Carrying Weapon Without Permit or License 
CWIK  Cutting With Intent to Kill 


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D & D(C)  Drunk and Disorderly (Conduct) 
D & S  Dangerous and Suspicious 
DA  Drug Abuse 
DAA W/O OP  Driving Away Auto Without Owner’s Permission 
DAMV  Destruction of Aircraft or Motor Vehicles 
DAR  Driving After Revocation 
DC  Disorderly Conduct 
DC Abuse Debit Card Abuse
DCI  Driving Car Intoxicated 
DCI (-D or -L)  Driving Car Intoxicated (-Drugs or -Liquor) 
DCMW  Drunk in Control of Motor Vehicle 
DE  Deferred 
DEAL IN LOTT POL  Dealing in Lottery Police 
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE  Writing Bad Checks 
DEF BLDG  Defacing Building 
DEF BRAKES  Defective Brakes 
DEF GPVT BONDS  Defacing Government Bonds 
DEF OR DEST PERS PROP  Defacing or Destroying Personal Property 
DEF OR DEST PUB PROP  Defacing or Destroying Public Property 
DEFR  Defrauding 
Del CS Delivery of Controlled Substance
Del MJ Delivery of Marijuana
DELIN  Delinquent 
DEP  Deportation 
DEPOS IN US PO THRT  Depositing in US Post Office Threat to Injure Person or Property of Addressee 
DESER  Desertion or Deserter 
DESTR OF IP  Destruction of Interstate Property 
DGP  Destruction of Government Property 
DH  Disorderly House 
DIP  Drunk In Public 
DIS  Disorderly 
DISCH FIREARMS  Discharging Firearms 
DISM  Charge Dismissed 
DISP MTG PROP  Disposing of Mortgaged Property 
DISP STLN PROP  Disposing of Stolen Property 
DIST  Disturbance 
DIST PEACE  Disturbing the Peace 
DISTIL  Distilling 
DISTR  Distributing 
DIV  Diverting 
DL  Drug Law 
DMG PROP  Damaging Property 
DOF  Desecration of Flag 
DP  Disorderly Person 
DR W/O PRMT  Driving Without Permit 
DRK  Drunk 
DRUG/MOP SCH  Drugs Manufactured or Possessed Near a School
DRW CHK W/O FDS  Drawing Check Without Funds 
DRW OR EXH FIREARMS  Drawing or Exhibiting Firearms 
DSMD  Dismissed 
DSPLY VOID OP LIC  Displaying Void Operator’s License 
DUI (L)  Driving While Under the Influence (of Liquor) 
DUS  Driving Under Suspension 
DV  Domestic Violence 
DW  Dangerous Weapon 
DWA  Dangerous Weapon Act 
DWAI  Driving While Ability Impaired 
DWD (-D or -L)  Driving While Drunk (-Drugs or -Liquor) 
DWI  Driving While Impaired or Driving While Intoxicated
DWLG  Dwelling 
DWLS  Driving While License Suspended 
DWLS/SR  Driving While License Suspended/Sentence Reduced
DYN  Dynamiting 
DYN INH BLDG  Dynamiting Inhabited Building 


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EAR  Escape and Rescue 
ECT  Extortionate Credit Transactions 
EFP  Escaped Federal Prisoner 
EGP  Embezzlement of Government Property 
EID  Explosives and Incendiary Devices 
EL  Election Laws 
ELIM  Elimination 
EMBZ  Embezzlement or Embezzling 
ENDANG  Endangering 
ENDANG L OR H OF CHILD  Endangering the Life or Health of a Child 
ENT (or E)  Entering 
ENTIC  Enticing 
ENTIC FEM U AGE  Enticing Females Under Age 
ENTIC INTO IMM PLACE  Enticing Into Immoral Place 
ESC  Escaped 
ESC CONV  Escaped Convict 
ESC FED CUST  Escaping Federal Custody 
ESC LAW FRAUD VIOLATION  Employment Security Commission Law Fraud Violation (Welfare Fraud) 
ESP  Espionage 
EV  Evasion or Evading 
EV TAX L  Evasion of Tax Law 
EVSDRP  Eavesdropping 
EXH  Exhibiting 
EXPLSV  Explosives 
EXPOS  Exposing 
EXT  Extortion 


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F1 – F6  Felonies with F1 being the most serious type of offense 
FACL  Facilitation Of 
FAG  Fraud Against Government 
FAIL  Failure 
FAIL ANS SUM  Failure to Answer Summons 
FAIL ASST AFT CAUS WRK  Failure to Assist After Causing Wreck 
FAIL TO APP  Failure to Appear 
FAIL TO OBT LIC OR PRMT  Failure to Obtain a License or Permit 
FAIL TO PROV  Failure to Provide 
FAIL RPT ACC  Failure to Report and Accident 
FAIL RPT FEL  Failure to Report a Felony 
FAIL SRV LEG PROC  Failure to Serve Legal Process 
FAIL TO AID  Failure to Stop and Render Aid 
FALSE  Pretenses Writing Insufficient Check 
FCC  False Claiming U.S. Citizenship
FCR  Fines, Costs and Restitution 
FEL RED  Felony Reduction 
FERIC  False Entries in Records of Interstate Carriers
FF  Fugitive File
FFA  Federal Firearms Act 
FFJ  Fugitive from Justice 
FFST  Fail to File State Taxes 
FHA  Federal Housing Administration 
FHIF  Frequenting House of Ill Fame 
FICT  Fictitious 
FIREARMS A  Firearms Act 
FJDA  Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act 
FLID Failure to ID
FLS  False 
FLS ADV  False Advertising 
FLS CL  False Claims 
FLS FIRE ALA  False Fire Alarm 
FLS POL ALA  False Police Alarm 
FMFR  Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility 
FOA  Fugitive Other Authorities 
FORC ENT  Forcible Entry 
FORF  Forfeiture, Forfeiting 
FORG  Forged, Forgery 
FORG & PASS  Forging and Passing 
FORG DR PRESC  Forging Doctor’s Prescription 
FORG US OBLI  Forging U.S. Obligations
FORN  Fornication 
FP  False Pretenses 
FR  False Report 
FRA  Federal Reserve Act 
FRD  Fraud, Fraudulent 
FTA/TP CST  Failure to Appear to Pay Fine and Cost 
FSRA  Failure to Stop and Render Aid after a Collision 
FUDE  Fugitive Deserter 
FUUSTC  Forging and Uttering U.S. Treasury Check 
FWI Flying While Intoxicated


G.       top
GA Guilty in Absentia 
GAMB Gambling 
GL (A)  Grand Larceny (Auto) 
GLFR  Grand Larceny from Retailer 
GR BOD INJ  Gross Bodily Injury 
GRD THFT or GT(A)  Grand Theft (Auto) 
GROSS CHT  Gross Cheat 
GROSS INJ  Gross Injury 


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H of IF  House of Ill Fame 
H of PROS House of Prostitution 
HAB  Habitual 
HAB DRK  Habitual Drunk 
HARB CRIM  Harboring Criminals 
HB  Housebreaking 
HLDP  Holdup 
HLDP DW  Holdup with Deadly Weapon 
HVSW  Health Violation Solid Waste 
HWY ROB  Highway Robbery 


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IBC Issue Bad Check
ICC  Indirect Criminal Contempt 
IGA  Interstate Gambling Activities 
IGB  Illegal Gambling Business 
ILL MFNG USE SALE EMBLEMS INSIGNIA  Illegal Manufacturing Use – Possession – Sale – Emblems – Insignia 
ILLEG BUSN  Illegal Business 
ILLEG COHAB  Illegal Cohabitation 
ILLEG DENT  Illegal Dentistry 
ILLEG ENT US  Illegal Entry to U.S.
ILL PRAC MED  Illegal Practice of Medicine 
ILLIC  Illicit 
ILLIC DISTIL  Illicit Distilling 
IMM  Immoral 
IMM ENTNMT  Immoral Entertainment 
IMP  Impersonating or Impersonation 
IMP OFC  Impersonating an Officer 
IMPR ST LIC  Improper State License 
INCEND  Incendiarism 
INCORR  Incorrigible or Incorrigibility 
IND  Indecent 
IND COND  Indecent Conduct 
IND EXP  Indecent Exposure 
IND LIB (MIN CHILD)  Indecent Liberties (With Minor Child) 
INF  Infamous 
INF CR AGST NAT  Infamous Crime Against Nature 
INFL  Influence 
INJ Invalid Injury to Disabled Body
INJCT  Injunction 
INM DH  Inmate Disorderly House 
INN  Innocent. Plea of not guilty, found innocent by the jury
INST  Instructed verdict, found innocent of charge. (FBI definition is Instrument) 
INSUF FDS or INSF  Insufficient Funds 
INT  Intent 
IOC  Interception of Communications (Electronic, Oral, or Wire Communications)
INT CS IN CO FAC  Introducing a Controlled Substance into a County Facility 
INTCRSE WITH CHILD Intercourse With Child 
INTERF  Interfering 
Interfer Po Interference with duties of Public Servant
INTIM  Intimidation or Intimidating 
INTIM GOVT WIT  Intimidating Government Witness 
INTOX  Intoxication or Intoxicated 
INV  Investigation 
INVET VAG  Inveterate Vagrancy 
INVOL MANSL  Involuntary Manslaughter 
IPGP  Illegal Possession of Government Property 
IPPL  Illegal Possession Prohibited Liquor 
IRA  Internal Revenue Act 
IRC  Internal Revenue Code 
IRL  Internal Revenue Law 
IRLL  Internal Revenue Liquor Law 
ISS  Involuntary Servitude and Slavery 
ISS FRD INST  Issuing Fraudulent Instruments 
IT  Interstate Theft 
ITAR  Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering 
ITF  Interstate Transportation of Fireworks 
ITGD  Interstate Transportation of Gambling Devices 
ITLT  Interstate Transportation of Lottery Tickets 
ITOM  Interstate Transportation of Obscene mattaer 
ITPMG  Interstate Transportation of Prison-Made Goods 
ITSA  Interstate Transportation of Stolen Aircraft 
ITSC  Interstate Transportation of Stolen Cattle 
ITSMV  Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicle 
ITSP (CT or MT)  Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property (Commercialized Theft or Major Theft) 
ITWI  Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information 
ITWP  Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia 
IWC  Issue Worthless Check 
IWFC  Interference With Flight Crew 


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J SATISF  Judgment Satisfied 
JCCP  Plea of not guilty, found guilty by the jury and sentenced by the jury
JCJG  Plea of not guilty, found guilty by the jury and sentenced by the judge
JD  Juvenile Delinquency 
JDA  Juvenile Delinquency Act 
JGSA  Judgment Set Aside 
JL B  Jail Breaking 
JN CLOSED  Judicial Number Closed 
JOY RID  Joy Riding 
JVGR  Finding for defendant to stand trial as an adult. Case transferred to grand jury
JVJV  Juvenile case returned to juvenile court
JVTR  Defendant found to be juvenile by the judge, case transferred to juvenile court


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KCSP  Knowingly Concealing Stolen Property 
Keep Gamb Place Keeping a Gambling Place
KFO  Killing Federal Officer 
KHIF  Keeping House of Ill Fame 
KID  Kidnapping 
KPO  Killing Police Officer 
KRA  Kickback Racket Act 
KRSP  Knowingly Receiving Stolen Property 


L.       top
L & R  Larceny and Receiving 
L AFT TRUST  Larceny After Trust 
L and L  Lewd and Lascivious 
L BY BAILEE  Larceny by Bailee 
L FR IS  Larceny From Interstate Shipment 
LARC (or L)  Larceny 
LASCV  Lascivious 
LEWD & DISSOL  Lewd and Dissolute 
LEWD & IND ACT  Lewd and Indecent Act 
LI-S/R/D/AL/SUS OP/NEV APPL  License Suspended, Revoked, Denied; Applicant License Suspended, Never Applied 
LIO  Lesser Inclusive Offense 
LIQ  Liquor 
LL  Liquor Law 
LMFR  Larceny Merchandise From Retailer 
LOIT  Loitering 
LOTT  Lottery 
LSA  Leaving the Scene of an Accident 
LV ACC  Leaving the Scene of an Accident (FBI definition) 


M.       top
MAIN BAWDY H  Maintaining Bawdy House 
MAIN DH  Maintaining Disorderly House 
MAIN LIQ NUIS  Maintaining Liquor Nuisance 
MAL  Malicious 
MANSL or MANSI Manslaughter 
MAT WIT  Material Witness 
MF  Mail Fraud 
MFR Dang Drug Manufacturing Dangerous Drug
MIP  Minor in Possession 
MISAP BY PUB OFC  Misappropriation by Public Officer 
MISCOND  Misconduct 
MISD  Misdemeanor Charge 
MIST  Mistrial 
MKG FLS AFI  Making False Affidavit 
MOB ACTION  Group Disruption 
MOL  Molesting 
MUR  Murder 
MUTIL  Mutilating 
MVI  Motor Vehicle Inspection 
MVR  Mandatory Release Violator 
MVR  Motor Vehicle Report 


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NACT  No Action 
NADG  Non-Adjudication of Guilt (Agreed Plea) 
NAFM  No Alabama Fuel Marker 
NAJG  Non-Adjudication of Guilt (Open Plea) 
NAOG  Deferred Probation 
NARA  Narcotics Addict Rehabilitation Act 
NARC  Narcotics 
NAT A  Naturalization Act 
NEG  Neglect 
Neg Hom Negligent Homicide
NFA  National Firearms Act 
NFOG  No Finding of Guilt 
NGRI  Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity 
NMVTA  National Motor Vehicle Theft Act 
NOL PRS  Nolle Pros, Nolle Prosequi, or Nolle Prossed 
NON SUP  Nonsupport 
NPCF BY MAGISTRATE  No probable cause found by Magistrate
NRA (MD)  National Resource Authority (i.e. Fishing without a license, etc.)
NSP  National Stolen Property 
NUIS  Nuisance 
NWNI  Negotiating a Worthless Negotiable Instrument (bad check)


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OAWI  Operating Auto While Intoxicated 
OBS LIT  Obscene Literature 
OBS PICT  Obscene Pictures 
OBTS FORMAT  Offensive Base Tracking System (Florida computer system for law enforcement tracking of cases.)
OCC ROOM IMM PUR  Occupying Room for Immoral Purposes 
OCI  Obstruction of Criminal Investigations 
OCO  Obstruction of Court Orders 
ODLA  Driver License Amended 
ODLD  Driver License Dismissed 
ODLG  Driver License Granted 
OGFP  Obtaining Goods by False Pretense 
OHIR  Operating House of Ill Repute 
OMFP  Obtaining Money by False Pretense 
OMV PRMT SUSP  Operating Motor Vehicle after Permit Suspended 
OMV W/O (LIC PL or OC or PRMT)  Operating Motor Vehicle Without (License Plates or Owner’s Consent or Permit) 
OMVWI (-D or –L)  Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (-Drugs or -Liquor) 
OOJ  Obstruction of Justice 
OP LOT & SL MACH  Operating Lottery and Slot Machine 
OP STILL  Operating Still 
OPFP  Obtaining Property Under False Pretenses 
OPIUM  Opium Resorts 
ORD  Ordinance 
OUI  Operating Under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs 
OVUI (-D or –L)  Operating Vehicle Under Influence of (-Drugs or -Liquor) 
OVUIL OR NARC  Operating Vehicle Under Influence of Liquor or Narcotic Drugs 
OVWD (-D or –L)  Operating Vehicle While Drunk (-Drugs or -Liquor) 
OWI  Operating While Intoxicated 


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P NC  Plead No Contest 
P/W INT DEL COC  Possession with intent to deliver cocaine 
PA  Plea in Abeyance 
PAY ON SCH OF P/O;  WHEN MONIES PD TRANS TO UNSUP PROB  Pay on schedule of parole officer; when monies paid transfer to unsupervised probation
PAND  Pandering 
PANH  Panhandling 
PASS BAD CHKS  Passing Bad Checks 
PASS CTFT CURR  Passing Counterfeit Currency 
PASS FORG PO MO  Passing Forged Post Office Money Orders 
PASS RAISED MO  Passing Raised Money Orders 
PASS WRTHLS CHKS  Passing Worthless Checks 
Pawnbrokers Act  False reporting to a pawn broker 
PBV  Parole Violator 
PCT  Possession of Criminal Tools 
PED  Peddler or Peddling 
PERJ  Perjury 
PERV  Pervert or Perverted 
PERV PRAC  Perverted Practice 
PFA  Considered a Violation; Protection from Abuse 
PGBC  Agreed Plea of Guilty Before the Court 
PGBJ  Open Plea of Guilty Before a Jury 
PGFR  Agreed Plea of Guilty Before the Court. Felony reduced to a misdemeanor 
PGJG  Open Plea of Guilty Before the Court 
PIC  Possession of Implement of Crime 
PIE  Presence in Illegal Establishment 
PIMP  Pimping 
PIST L  Pistol Law 
PJ or PJC  Prayer for Judgment 
PL  Petty Larceny 
POIS  Poisoning 
POLY  Polygamy 
POS/CON F-WN/LQ/MXBV UNAUTH PR  Possession of a full container of wine, liquor or malt beverage (beer) by an unauthorized person 
POSS  Possession 
POSS BURG TOOLS  Possession of Burglary Tools 
POSS CONTR SUB  Possession Controlled Substance 
POSS CP CS – LT 28G  Criminal possession of a controlled substance less than (number of) grams 
POSS DW  Possession Dangerous Weapon 
POSS SG  Possession Stolen Goods 
POSS STLN PROP  Possession Stolen Property 
POST L  Postal Laws 
PP  Prepaid 
PP  Pickpocket (FBI Definition) 
PRCS  Probation Reduced and Case Set Aside 
PRE-IND PROB  Accelerated rehabilitation program. Defendant is placed on probation. Defendant must complete class before charges will be expunged from the record
PRE/OBS EXT FIRE  Preventing or Obstruction of Extinguishing Fire 
PRES FLS CL  Presenting False Claim 
PROB  Probation 
PROC  Procuring 
PROC FEM FOR H OF IF  Procuring Females For House of Ill Fame 
PROC TO COMM ARSON  Procuring Person to Commit Arson 
PROF  Profanity 
PROST  Prostitution 
PROWL  Prowling 
PSC  Public Safety Violation Code 
PT  Petty Theft 
PTI  Pre-Trial Intervention 
PUB INTOX  Public Intoxication 
PUB NUIS  Public Nuisance 
PUR/ATT F-WN/LQ/MXBV < 21  Purchase/Attempt to Purchase Fortified Wine/Liquor/Malt Liquor Beverage by Someone Under the Age of 21 
PV  Parole Violator 
PWOC  Passing Worthless Check 


Q.       top
QUAR  Quarantine 


R.       top
RA  Registration Act 
RAPE MNR  Rape of Minor 
RCA  Red Cross Act 
REC  Receiving 
REC & CONC  Receiving and Concealing 
REC MON FR PROST  Receiving Money From Prostitute 
REC PO MO  Receiving Post Office Money Orders 
REAP  Reckless Endangering Another Person 
RECDG WGRS  Recording Wagers 
RECK DR  Reckless Driving 
REM OR CONC SPRTS  Removal or Concealment of Spirits Contrary to Law 
REM IDENT ON GUN  Removing Identification on Gun 
RENT LEWD BKS  Renting Lewd Books 
RESIST ARR  Resisting Arrest 
RESIST OFC  Resisting an Officer 
REST ARR W/O VIOL  Resisting Arrest Without Violence 
REVK  Revoked 
RICO  Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization 
RIF US MAILS  Rifling U.S. Mails
RIOT  Rioting 
ROB (ARMED or UNARMED)  Robbery (Armed or Unarmed) 
RS OF W/O V  Resisting Officer Without Violence 
RSG  Receiving Stolen Goods 
RSP  Receiving Stolen Property 
RSPMV  Receiving Stolen Property – Motor Vehicle 
RULE  Probation Violation 
RVRD  Probation Revoked and Sentence Reduced 
RVSP  Non-Adjudicated Probation Revoked and Sentenced to Straight Probation 


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SAB  Sabotage 
SAFECRK  Safecracking 
SALE IND LIT  Sale of Indecent Literature 
SALE LIQ  Sale Liquor 
SALE MTGD PROP  Sale Mortgaged Property 
SALE NARC  Sale Narcotics 
SALE SEC W/O REG  Sale Securities Without Being Registered 
SED  Sedition 
SEDCT  Seduction 
SEDD 1,500  Securing and Executing a Document of at Least $1,500 but Less Than $20,000 by Deception or Fraud
SELL SEC NO LIC  Selling Securities, No License 
SELL UNREG REVLVR  Selling Unregistered Revolver 
SES  Suspend Entry Sentence 
SEX A-V CH  Sexual Assault of a Child, Anal and Vaginal 
SFCAA  State Firearms Control Assistance Act 
SH  Shooting 
SHPB  Shock Probation 
SHPLFTG  Shoplifting 
SKA  Switchblade Knife Act 
SLAN  Slander or Slanderous 
SLIP  Soliciting for Lewd and Immoral Purpose 
SMUG  Smuggling 
SNL  State Narcotic Law 
SOD  Sodomy 
SOL  Solicitation of Bribery (FBI Definition) 
SOL  Stricken of Leave 
SOL COMM SOD  Soliciting to Commit Sodomy 
SOL FOR PROS  Solicitation for Prostitution 
SOL IMM PURP  Soliciting for Immoral Purpose 
SOL W/O LIC  Soliciting Without License 
SOLC  Solicitation to Commit 
SP  Suspicious Person 
SPEED  Speeding 
SSA  Selective Service Act 
ST POIS A State Poison Act 
ST PROH  State Prohibition 
ST WAGE L  State Wage Law 
STAB  Stabbing 
STAB WITH INT KILL  Stabbing With Intent to Kill 
STAT RAPE  Statutory Rape 
STEAL FR COMN CARRIER  Stealing from Common Carrier 
STEAL SECR OR EMBZ MAIL  Stealing, Secreting or Embezzling Mail mattaer 
STET  Set Aside, Pending (non conviction) 
STLN PROP  Stolen Property 
STORE B  Store Breaking 
STSN  Running a Stop Sign 
SUBV ACTIV  Subversive Activity 
SUN L  Sunday Law 
SUP  Support 
SUS IMP SENT  Suspended Imposition Sent. Non-Conviction
SUSP  Suspicion 
SW OVER $50  Swindling Over $50 
SW UNDER $50  Swindling Under $50 
SW W CHKS  Swindle With Checks 
SWIT LIC PL  Switching License Plates 
SWWC  Swindle With Worthless Checks 


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T  Theft 
T BY BAIL  Theft By Bailee 
T BY DECEP  Theft By Deception 
T BY T  Theft By Taking 
T OVER $50  Theft Over $50 
T UNDER $50  Theft Under $50 
T/O 200  Theft Over $200 
TA  Tariff Act 
TAMP  Tampering 
TAMP GOV REC  Tampering with Government Records 
TAWOP  Taking Auto Without Owner’s Permission 
TBC  Theft By Check 
TBCI  Plea of not guilty, found innocent by the judge
TBCT  Plea of not guilty, found guilty by the judge and sentenced by the judge
TBD  Trial by Declaration 
TDL  Texas Driver License 
TFIS (-AH)  Theft from Interstate Shipment (-Armed Hijacking) 
TGP  Theft of Government Property 
THEFT 750 R AND C  Theft of $750 by Receiving And Concealing 
THRT  Threat (FBI Definition) 
THRT  Threat to Commit 
THRT B OF P  Threatened Breach of Peace 
THRT TO EXT  Threats to Extort 
TOP  Theft of Property 
TR RIDER  Train Rider 
TRAF A  Traffic Act 
TRAF ORD  Traffic Ordinance 
TRAF SIG  Traffic Signals (Running Signal Light) 
TRAN  Transfer to another County/District Court
TRANSP (LIQ or NARC)  Transporting (Liquor or Narcotics) 
TRESP  Trespassing 
TRU  Truancy 
TWEA  Trading With the Enemy Act 
TYPE OC  Original Capias (Warrant information) 


U.       top
U & P  Uttering and Publishing 
U/U LIVESTOCK MV  Unlawful Use of a Livestock Motor Vehicle
UBAL  Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level 
UCW  Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon 
UDAA  Unlawful Driving Away Auto 
UDFC  Utter Distribute Forged Checks 
UFA  Uniform Firearms Act 
UFAC  Unlawful Flight to Avoid Custody or Confinement
UFAP  Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution 
UFAT  Unlawful Flight to Avoid Testimony 
UIBC  Unlawful Issuance of a Bank Check 
UISC  Unreported Interstate Shipment of Cigarettes
UMTA  Using Mails To Defraud 
UNA  Uniform Narcotics Act 
UNL ASM  Unlawful Assembly 
UNL DAA & ABNDN  Unlawfully Driving Away and Abandoning Auto 
UNL ENT  Unlawful Entry 
UNL MARR  Unlawful Marriage 
UNL POSS FIREARMS  Unlawful Possession of Firearms 
UNL POSS OR USE EXPLSV  Unlawful Possession or Use of Explosives (bombs, etc.)
UNL SALE OF SEC  Unlawful Sale of Securities 
UNL USE W (OR UUW)  Unlawful Use of Weapon 
UNLIC CHAUF  Unlicensed Chauffeur 
UNREG STILL  Unregistered Still 
UPRF  Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Firearms 
UPUC  Unauthorized Publication or Use of Communications 
USCC  U.S. Criminal Code or U.S. Criminal Court 
USING MV W/O PRMS  Using Motor Vehicle Without Permission 
USING PROF & AB LANG  Using Profane and Abusive Language 
USTP  Unsatisfactory Termination of Probation 
UTT  Uttering 
UTT CHK  Uttering Check 
UTT FORG INST  Uttering Forged Instrument 
UTT FORG OBL  Uttering Forged Obligation 
UUEV Unlawful use of Emergency Vehicle
UUMV Unauthorized use of Motor Vehicle


V.       top
VAG  Vagrancy 
VAGA  Vagabond 
VAM  Veterans Administration mattaers 
VCSDDCA  Violation Controlled Substance Drug Device and Cosmetic
VEH  Vehicle 
VEH NO LTS  Vehicle No Lights 
VGCSA  Violation of Georgia’s Controlled Substance Act (Georgia
VIN  Vehicle Identification Number 
VIO CITY ORD  Violating City Ordinance 
VIO CSA  Violating Controlled Substance Act 
VIO DAA  Violation Drug Abuse Act 
VIO DDCA  Violation Dangerous Drugs and Control Act 
VIO DYER A  Violation Dyer Act 
VIO FED INJ  Violation Federal Injunction 
VIO HNA  Violation Harrison Narcotic Act 
VIO IMMI L  Violation Immigration Law 
VIO NMVTA  Violation National Motor Vehicle Theft Act 
VIO OF HL  Violation of Health Laws 
VIO OF LL  Violation of Liquor Law 
VIO ST GAME & FISH L  Violating State Game and Fish Law 
VIO ST LL  Violation State Liquor Law 
VIO TRAF REG  Violation Traffic Regulation 
VIO UFA  Violation Uniform Firearms Act 
VIRL (-L)  Violation of Internal Revenue Laws (-Liquor) 
VOL MANSL  Voluntary Manslaughter 
VOL MUR  Voluntary Murder 
VOP  Violation of Probation 
VSSA Violation of State Securities Act
VT  Vehicle Taking or Vehicle Theft 


W.       top
W/S  With Specifications
WAND  Wandering
WC  Worthless Check
WC-OBT PROB  Worthless Check to Obtain Property
WIND PEEP  Window Peeping
WOUND  Wounding
WPPDA  Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act
WPT  Withdrawn Prior to Trial
WRONG LIC PL  Wrong License Plates
WRTD  Writ Denied
WRTG  Writ Granted
WRTHLS INST  Worthless Instrument
WSTA  White Slave Traffic Act


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