Rule 12.3 - Grand Jury Foreperson(a)Appointment and Powers. The court must appoint a foreperson and an acting foreperson to serve in the foreperson's absence. The foreperson will preside over the grand jury's proceedings and act as the court's representative in maintaining order, administering oaths, excluding unauthorized persons and persons acting in an unauthorized manner, appointing officers within the grand jury as necessary for its orderly functioning, and performing other duties as may be imposed on the foreperson by law or by court order.(b)Request for Contempt Proceeding. The foreperson may request the court to initiate a contempt proceeding against a person whose conduct violates these rules or disrupts grand jury proceedings.Added August 31, 2017, effective 1/1/2018.