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General Order 23-1: In Re Use of Unverified Sources
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii · Hawaii
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District of Hawaii General Order 23-1 addresses filings generated by AI platforms and other unverified sources. Counsel and pro se parties submitting such material must file a concurrent declaration identifying reliance on unverified sources and verifying that the material is not fictitious.
- Applies to
- lawyers, litigants
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- Original · 14 Nov 2023
- Last verified
- 06 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- AI platforms such as ChatGPT or Bard are included within unverified sources.
- Counsel or pro se parties submitting material generated by an unverified source must file a concurrent declaration.
- The declaration must be captioned Reliance on Unverified Source.
- The declaration must advise the court of reliance and verify that material is not fictitious.
- No declaration is required if all sources can be located on Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg, or similar basic research tools.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2023-11-14 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "General Order 23-1: In Re Use of Unverified Sources" (U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, Original, 2023-11-14), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-hid-court-2023-unverified-sources (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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