4.__At the initial appearance, the court shall advise the probationer of the contents of the motion and the right to a hearing on the motion.__The court shall call upon the probationer to admit or deny the alleged violation.__If the probationer refuses to admit or deny, a denial must be entered.__In the case of a denial, the court shall set the motion for hearing and may commit the person, with or without bail, pending hearing.

5.__In deciding whether to set bail under this section and in setting the kind and amount of that bail, the court must be guided by the standards of post-conviction bail in Title 15, section 1051, subsections 2 and 3.__Appeal is governed by Title 15, section 1051, subsections 5 and 6.__Bail set under this section is also governed by the sureties and other forms of bail provisions in Title 15, chapter 105-A, subchapter IV and the enforcement provisions in Title 15, chapter 105-A, subchapter V, articles 1 and 3, including the appeal provisions in Title 15, section 1099-A, subsection 2.

6.__Failure to comply with the time limits set forth in this section is not grounds for dismissal of a motion for probation revocation but may be grounds for the probationer's release on personal recognizance pending further proceedings.

Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1206, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1977, c. 510, §73, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1206, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 273, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 17-A MRSA §1206, sub-§7-A, as amended by PL 1983, c. 450, §8, is further amended to read:

7-A. Upon revocation a finding of a violation of probation pursuant to subsection 5, 6 or 7, the court may vacate, in whole or in part, all, part or none of the suspension of execution as to imprisonment or fine specified when probation was granted, considering the nature of the violation and the reasons for granting probation. The remaining portion of the sentence for which suspension of execution is not vacated upon the revocation of probation shall remain remains suspended and subject to