A person commits Obstructing Highway or Other Passageway when, without legal privilege or authority, he intentionally obstructs which area?

• A. A private driveway
• B. A highway, street, sidewalk, railway, waterway, elevator, aisle, hallway, entrance, or exit used for passage by the public
• C. A park
• D. A courtyard

Answer: (B)

Blocking a passage that the public uses to get from one place to another, without a legal right to do so, is the essence of this offense. The law covers a wide range of areas that count as public passageways, including traditional outdoor routes like highways, streets, and sidewalks, as well as other routes such as railways and waterways, and even interior paths like elevators, aisles, hallways, entrances, and exits. The key is that the area must be used for passage by the public and the obstruction must be intentional and without privilege or authority. Private driveways aren’t public passageways, and while parks or courtyards can be public, they aren’t the specific passageways listed in the statute, so they don’t fit as the prohibited area in this context.