Rule 6.450 - Technical Probation Violation Acknowledgment(A) Acknowledgment. In lieu of initiating a probation violation proceeding under MCR 6.445, the court may allow a probationer to acknowledge a technical probation violation without a hearing. The acknowledgment must be in writing and advise the probationer of the following information(1) the probationer has a right to contest the alleged technical probation violation at a formal probation violation hearing;(2) the probationer is entitled to a lawyer's assistance at the probation violation hearing and at all subsequent court proceedings, and that the appointing authority will appoint a lawyer at public expense if the probationer wants one and is financially unable to retain one;(3) the court will not revoke probation or sentence the probationer to incarceration as a result of the acknowledgment, but the court may continue probation, modify the conditions of probation, or extend probation;(4) if the probationer violates probation again, the court may consider the acknowledgment a prior technical probation violation conviction for the purposes of determining the maximum jail or prison sentence and probation revocation eligibility authorized by law;(5) acknowledging a technical probation violation may delay the probationer's eligibility for an early discharge from probation.(B) Review. Upon acknowledgment of a technical probation violation by a probationer, the court may continue probation, modify the conditions of probation, or extend the term of probation. The court may not impose a sentence of incarceration or revoke probation for acknowledging a technical probation violation under this rule, but the court may count the acknowledgment for the purpose of identifying the number of technical probation violations under MCL 771.4b.Amended May 3, 2023, effective 5/3/2023.