§ 7-17-103 — Minimum requirements

(a) For the purpose of warning and protecting the
traveling public, the following minimum requirements shall be
met by peace officers establishing temporary roadblocks if time
and circumstances allow:
(i) The temporary roadblock shall be established at a
point on the highway clearly visible at a distance of not less
than two hundred (200) yards in either direction;
(ii) At the point of the temporary roadblock flashing
warning lights shall be visible to oncoming traffic for a
distance of not less than two hundred (200) yards. The display
of flashing emergency warning lights on a marked law enforcement
vehicle shall be sufficient under this paragraph; and
(iii) At least one (1) person working a temporary
roadblock shall be in uniform and visible and at least one (1)
vehicle used in a temporary roadblock shall be clearly marked as
a law enforcement vehicle.