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Dominican Republic

Checked: no rules foundcivil lawupdated 2026-09-04verified 2026-09-04

As of 4 September 2026 the Dominican Republic has no rule, guidance or case on AI in legal practice. The Supreme Court opened a focal group on AI in October 2025, the judiciary coordinates the Ibero-American AI-assisted drafting project, and an EU programme is helping draft an AI bill, but nothing has been adopted.

As of 2026-09-04, Dominican Republic has 0 binding rules, official guidance in 0 categories, 0 proposals and 0 positions set only by case law across the 20 categories in the map. In 19 categories we found nothing; in 1 the position is not yet determined.

How to read this page
  • Binding rule Binding rule means a rule in force from a court, statute, regulator or equivalent authority.
  • Official guidance Official guidance means an official non-binding position from a judiciary, regulator, bar or public body.
  • Proposed / consultation Proposed / consultation means a public bill, draft rule or consultation that is not yet in force.
  • Set by case law Set by case law means no rule was found, but courts have set the position in decisions.
  • Nothing found Nothing found means the category was checked and no rule, guidance, proposal or case-law position was found.
  • Not yet determined Not yet determined means research did not establish a reliable position yet.

The rules, category by category

Duty to verify AI output

Nothing found

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No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Judges' use of AI

Nothing found

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The Supreme Court began a focal-group study of AI tools in October 2025 stressing ethics and fundamental rights, but no policy has been adopted. No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

AI-generated evidence

Nothing found

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No rule; the EU-assisted legislative review of June 2026 targets deepfakes as a criminal-law matter. No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Technological competence

Nothing found

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No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Supervision of AI work

Nothing found

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No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Billing for AI work

Nothing found

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No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Bar guidance on generative AI

Nothing found

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No generative-AI guidance from the Dominican Bar Association found as of 4 September 2026.

Data protection and legal AI

Nothing found

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Ley 172-13 applies generally; no AI-specific guidance found as of 4 September 2026.

Sanctions for AI misuse

Nothing found

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No reported sanction for AI-hallucinated content found as of 4 September 2026.

Arbitration and ADR

Nothing found

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No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Mandatory AI training

Nothing found

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No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Vendor due diligence

Nothing found

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No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Official documents recorded for Dominican Republic (0)

  • No documents recorded yet; category sources link the official pages.

Court incidents on the record in Dominican Republic

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Cite this page

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Dominican Republic" (updated 2026-09-04, verified 2026-09-04), https://safelegalai.com/regulation/country/do (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

SafeLegalAI is a research publication by Cognesio LLP, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice, and no lawyer–client relationship arises from reading it. Rules change; always check the official document linked on each record and take advice on your own situation. Researched and drafted with AI assistance; verified against primary sources and edited by Cognesio LLP. The linked official documents are the record — our summaries are not the law and are not legal advice.