Relating to crimesARTICLE 1 � TRAFFIC RELATED OFFENSESReclassifying the penalties for certain traffic or drivers license +related offenses, reducing certain misdemeanor penalties to petty +misdemeanors and imposing misdemeanor penalties on certain more serious offenses ARTICLE 2 � CRIMINAL-RELATED PROVISIONSReclassifying the penalties for certain criminal offenses; delaying +the annual deadline for adoption of the uniform fine schedule by the conference +of chief judges; making optional certain requirements for the court to order +presentence investigations; increasing certain monetary thresholds for the crimes+ of theft, issuance of dishonored checks, damage to property, defeating security+ on real property, check forgery and telecommunications and information +services fraud; reducing certain misdemeanor penalties to petty misdemeanors; +requiring the sentencing guidelines commission to convene a work group of criminal +justice professionals to study and make recommendations to the legislature by+ a certain date on the equitable use of pretrial diversion to accomplish certain+ goalsARTICLE 3 � JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION; RELATED PROVISIONSAuthorizing the chief justice of the supreme court to determine the +hours of operation of the district courts and requiring the determination of +hearing locations; clarifying a certain provision providing for assistance to+ litigants in conciliation court and making optional certain victim assistance requirements of the court relating to orders of protection and +restraining orders; modifying the time limit for court administrator filing of +decisions in trial and appellate matters, requiring determination by the chief +justice; eliminating the time limit on hearings in harassment cases; repealing+ certain criminal conduct reporting obligations of certain health +professionals, municipal liquor stores and county administrators relating to +interception of certain communications and certain reporting requirements relating to+ certain traffic or drivers license violations ARTICLE 4 � CIVIL LAW; RELATED PROVISIONSReducing the monetary threshold for filing certain claims and +eliminating certain summons requirements in and the right to appeal decisions of +the conciliation court; eliminating certain deadlines for hearings on +drivers license revocation for driving while impaired (DWI); modifying the +definition of harassment and certain court procedures under the crime ARTICLE 5 � JUVENILE-RELATED CONDITIONSRemoving the venue option for certain juvenile proceedings in the +county of residence and modifying certain hearing requirements, authorizing the+ court after hearing and decision to transfer the case to the juvenile court+ in the county of residence for disposition; requiring peace officer issuance+ of citations for curfew or truancy violations based on a certain uniform+ fine schedule; eliminating the requirement for the court to appoint +guardians ad litem in runaway or habitual truant cases (mk)