[Wireless1]

Does the courts decide if you are charged violation of probation or does the probation Dept have the power even if your not charged by the courts

[Fr_Chuck]

Your Probation officer decides if he or she believes you have violated your probation. They will then present the judge will a order to have your violated and arrested.
Then you will go before the judge to prove your case ( or they prove theirs) Remember a probation violation does not have to be something illegal to be arrested for. It can be hanging out with the wrong people, not paying fines, not taking a class ordered and more