A person commits an offense if he recklessly hinders an official proceeding by noise or tumultuous behavior or disturbance and continues after explicit official request to desist. (Part B)

• A. Hindering Proceedings by Disorderly Conduct
• B. Disorderly Conduct
• C. Obstruction of Justice
• D. Disturbing the Peace

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that there’s a specific offense for disrupting an official proceeding through disorderly conduct, but it only applies if the disruption continues after someone in authority explicitly asks you to stop. The elements are: the conduct is reckless regarding hindering an official proceeding; it’s carried out by noise, tumult, or disturbance; it occurs during an official proceeding; and the person continues after an explicit request to desist. This combination distinguishes it from general disordersly conduct or other offenses.

Why this is the best fit: the scenario requires the disruption to be tied to an official proceeding and to persist after a direct command to stop. That exact set of facts matches Hindering Proceedings by Disorderly Conduct, not the broader offenses of Disorderly Conduct (which isn’t limited to proceedings), Disturbing the Peace (which is more general public disorder), or Obstruction of Justice (which covers a wider range of obstructive behavior not necessarily tied to continuing after a direct request in an official proceeding).