(1) The attorney for the Commonwealth, or an assistant, designated by the attorney for the Commonwealth, shall attend the grand jurors when requested by them, and he or she may do so on his or her own initiative, for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence, or of giving the grand jurors legal advice regarding any matter cognizable by them. The attorney for the Commonwealth or designated assistant shall also, when requested by them, draft indictments.

(2) At the time of the return of the indictment of a defendant the attorney for the Commonwealth shall inform the court of the defendant's status with respect to bail.