Nevada § 484B.570 - Administrative roadblock: Establishment; minimum requirements

§ 484B.570. Administrative roadblock: Establishment; minimum requirements

1. The police officers in this State may establish, in their respective jurisdictions,

administrative roadblocks upon the highways of this State for any lawful purpose other

than identifying the occupants of a vehicle or because of the existence of an emergency. 2. To warn and protect the traveling public, administrative roadblocks established

by police officers must meet the following requirements: (a) The administrative roadblock must be established at a point on the highway clearly

visible to approaching traffic at a distance of not less than 100 yards in either

direction. (b) At the entrance to the administrative roadblock: (1) A sign must be placed near the centerline of the highway displaying the word “Stop”

in letters of sufficient size and luminosity to be readable at a distance of not less

than 50 yards in the direction affected by the administrative roadblock, either in

daytime or darkness. (2) At least one red flashing or intermittent light, on and burning, must be placed

at the side of the highway, clearly visible to the oncoming traffic at a distance

of not less than 100 yards. (c) Warning signs must be placed at the side of the highway, containing any wording

of sufficient size and luminosity to warn the oncoming traffic that a “police stop”

lies ahead, and a burning beam light, flare or lantern must be placed near the signs

to attract the attention of the traffic to the signs. The signs must be placed at a distance of not less than: (1) One-quarter of a mile from the entrance to the administrative roadblock if the

portion of the highway containing the administrative roadblock is in a rural area. (2) Seven hundred feet from the entrance to the administrative roadblock if the portion

of the highway containing the administrative roadblock is in an urban area.