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California Rule of Court 10.430 and Standard 10.80: Generative AI use by courts

Judicial Council of California · California

last revised 2025-09-01last verified 2026-09-211 versioncountry page →

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Rule 10.430, effective 1 September 2025, requires California courts permitting generative AI to adopt use policies by 15 December 2025. Policies cover court staff and judicial officers' non-adjudicative tasks, addressing confidentiality, bias, verification and disclosure of entirely AI-generated public-facing content. Standard 10.80 separately provides advisory guidelines for judicial officers' adjudicative tasks; it is not a model policy.

Applies to
judges, court-staff
Effective
01 Sept 2025
Current version
Original · 01 Sept 2025
Last verified
21 Sept 2026
Official text
courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/ten/rule10_430

What the document requires

  • Courts permitting generative AI must adopt a written use policy by 15 December 2025.
  • Policies must prohibit entering confidential, personal or sealed information into public tools.
  • Staff must review AI output for accuracy and bias before use.
  • Public-facing written or visual content generated entirely by AI must be disclosed as such.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-09-01First version recorded.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "California Rule of Court 10.430 and Standard 10.80: Generative AI use by courts" (Judicial Council of California, Original, 2025-09-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/ca-rule-of-court-10-430-generative-ai (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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