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Proposed Criminal Local Rule 12.2 Artificial Intelligence

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota · South Dakota

last revised 2025-10-20last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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The District of South Dakota public notice dated October 20, 2025, proposes Criminal Local Rule 12.2 on artificial intelligence. The proposed rule requires attorneys and pro se parties to personally review and confirm the accuracy of legal filings, including citations and legal analysis, regardless of whether AI assisted in creating the filing.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
See version history
Current version
Original · 20 Oct 2025
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.sdd.uscourts.gov/sites/sdd/files/Criminal%20Local%20Rules%20-%2010…

What the document requires

  • The public notice states that judges proposed new criminal and civil local rules on artificial intelligence.
  • Proposed Criminal LR 12.2 makes attorneys and pro se parties responsible for personally reviewing and confirming filing accuracy.
  • The proposed rule covers quotations, citations, paraphrased assertions, legal analysis, and drafting.
  • The responsibility applies regardless of whether AI assisted in creating any portion of the filing.
  • Noncompliance may trigger sanctions in the presiding judge’s discretion.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-10-20First version recorded.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Proposed Criminal Local Rule 12.2 Artificial Intelligence" (United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Original, 2025-10-20), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-sdd-court-2025-proposed-criminal-ai-rule (accessed 2026-09-16). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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