Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF1213

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)