North Dakota Penal Code Made Simple

by Kimani Upshur, M.Ed.

The law governs your life every day — but it is written by lawyers, for lawyers. North Dakota Penal Code Made Simple opens the door. In twelve plain-English chapters, Kimani Upshur translates Title 12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code — the state’s Criminal Code — into language anyone can use. You will learn how the code is organized and how to decode any section number, the seven classes of crimes and what each one really costs, and how a criminal case moves from arrest through sentencing. The book explains how charges are chosen, graded, and enhanced, and what the most common offenses actually require — homicide, assault, robbery, burglary, theft, sex offenses, drugs, and DUI. It also covers the real limits of self-defense, what happens after a conviction, the rights that only work if you invoke them, and how to think clearly when a legal situation finds you. Every statute number is a real one, verified against the North Dakota Century Code. Every chapter ends with ‘Know the Law’ takeaways and ‘Protect Yourself’ action steps, built on the book’s three-word method: Know. Protect. Decide. This is general education, not legal advice, and the book says so plainly. Written from a Christian worldview — Scripture first.