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TSJ Canarias, Criminal Chamber (Feb 2026): fine for 48 AI-fabricated Supreme Court citations

High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias) · Canary Islands

last revised 2026-02-28last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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First effective Spanish sanction for AI hallucinations. On appeal from the Audiencia Provincial de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, counsel cited 48 Supreme Court rulings and a CGPJ report that did not exist, sourced from ChatGPT without checking CENDOJ. The chamber fined the lawyer about EUR 420-450 for procedural bad faith under Article 247 LEC.

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Current version
February 2026 · 28 Feb 2026
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.xataka.com/magnet/tribunal-superior-justicia-canarias-multa-a-abog…

What the document requires

  • Fabricated citations constitute procedural bad faith under Art. 247 LEC.
  • Fine pegged to roughly half the annual cost of a reliable legal-AI subscription.
  • Reported referral to the bar for disciplinary review.

Version history

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February 2026current2026-02-28Reported in press; exact date and official text not obtained.official

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "TSJ Canarias, Criminal Chamber (Feb 2026): fine for 48 AI-fabricated Supreme Court citations" (High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias), February 2026, 2026-02-28), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/es-tsj-canarias-2026-48-citas-falsas (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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