# MCR 6.003: Rule 6.003. Definitions

> Michigan · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MI_MCR_CH6_R6_003

## Section

- **Citation:** MCR 6.003
- **Heading:** Rule 6.003. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Michigan Court Rules / Criminal Procedure / Michigan Court Rules / CH6 / MCR 6.003

## Text

For purposes of subchapters 6.000-6.800:
(1) “Party” includes the lawyer representing the party.
(2) “Defendant’s lawyer” includes a self-represented defendant proceeding without a
lawyer.
(3) “Prosecutor” includes any lawyer prosecuting the case.
(4) “Court” or “judicial officer” includes a judge, a magistrate, or a district court
magistrate authorized in accordance with the law to perform the functions of a
magistrate.
(5) “Court clerk” includes a deputy clerk.
(6) “Court reporter” includes a court recorder.
(7) “Technical probation violation” means any violation of the terms of a probation
order, including missing or failing a drug test, excluding the following:
(a) A violation of an order of the court requiring that the probationer have no
contact with a named individual.
(b) A violation of a law of this state, a political subdivision of this state, another
state, or the United States or of tribal law, whether or not a new criminal offense
is charged.
(c) The consumption of alcohol by a probationer who is on probation for a felony
violation of MCL 257.625.
(d) Absconding, defined as the intentional failure of a probationer to report to his or
her supervising agent or to advise his or her supervising agent of his or her
whereabouts for a continuous period of not less than 60 days.

## Nearby sections

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