Indiana Penal Code Made Simple

by Kimani Upshur, M.Ed.

Every day in Indiana, you live under a rulebook most people have never read. Indiana Penal Code Made Simple gives you the plain-language translation of Indiana’s criminal law — Title 35: Criminal Law and Procedure — the actual statutes, explained the way a good teacher would explain them. Indiana grades its felonies in Levels 1 through 6 and its misdemeanors in Classes A through C, a system set by the 2014 HEA 1006 reform, and across twelve short chapters this book shows you how a criminal case moves from arrest to sentencing and what real charges and real penalties look like, from theft and burglary to OWI and domestic battery. You will learn the bright lines that matter — $750 for felony theft, 0.08 for OWI — the myths that get people in trouble, and the clear thinking that keeps small situations from becoming big ones. If the system ever turns toward you, the book covers remaining silent, getting a lawyer, refusing searches, and Indiana’s Lifeline Law, plus exactly where to find help in Indiana. Each chapter takes about ten minutes and ends with what the law says and what you can do about it: Know. Comply. Protect. This is general education, not legal advice, and the book says so plainly. Written from a Christian worldview — Scripture first.