Disobeying a reasonable request or order to move issued by a peace officer is an offense under which provision?

• A. Obstructing Highway or Other Passageway
• B. Picketing
• C. Disrupting Meeting or Procession
• D. Misuse of Official Information

Answer: (A)

Intentionally obstructing a highway or other passageway is the concept at play. When a peace officer gives a reasonable instruction to move and that instruction is disobeyed, the act can block a public route or path, which fits the offense of obstructing a highway or passageway because the passage is impeded by the person’s conduct. The statute targets the deliberate hindering of access to a roadway or path in public spaces, not merely expressive activity. This distinguishes it from picketing or disrupting a meeting or procession, which involve different restrictions on speech or assembly, and from misuse of official information, which concerns handling information improperly. The essential point is that the unlawful act is the intentional obstruction of a passageway in response to a police command to move.