Utah Penal Code Made Simple

by Kimani Upshur, M.Ed.

Someone you love gets arrested at 11:40 on a Friday night — and the law sounds like a foreign language. Utah Penal Code Made Simple is the translator: twelve short chapters explaining Utah’s real criminal law in plain English, from the Utah Criminal Code itself — Title 76 of the Utah Code. Kimani Upshur walks you through how to read the code, how guilt gets decided, what felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions actually cost, and what the law really says about crimes against people, property crimes, drugs, weapons, fraud, and DUI — plus your defenses, your rights at arrest, how courts and sentencing work, and where to find a real lawyer when you need one. Every chapter ends with ‘Know the Law’ takeaways and ‘Protect Yourself’ action steps, built on three words: Know. Assert. Protect. Clear, honest, and practical — with the reminder throughout that this is education, not legal advice, and that a licensed Utah attorney is essential for your specific situation. Written from a Christian worldview — Scripture first.