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22 NYCRR Part 161 — Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology

New York State Unified Court System (Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts) · New York

last revised 2026-06-01last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

Court ruleIn forcePermissiveVerification duty

map categories:Disclosure of AI use in filingsDuty to verify AI outputSanctions for AI misuse

Part 161 applies to all New York Unified Court System courts in civil and criminal cases. Using an AI tool to prepare a paper is permitted and need not be disclosed, but the attorney or party must independently ensure it contains no fabricated cases, statutes or other material; signing certifies that review, and failure may draw sanctions.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
01 Jun 2026
Current version
Original · 01 Jun 2026
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-161-use-artificial-intelligence-technology

What the document requires

  • Section 161.3 states as statewide policy that attorneys and parties should not be required, on submitting papers, to disclose that they used AI
  • Section 161.4: a court may in its discretion adopt a part rule and is encouraged to adopt the Appendix A model rule, under which the attorney or party independently ensures the paper contains no fabricated cases, statutes or other material and the signature certifies that review
  • Applies to all UCS courts in both civil and criminal cases
  • Defines AI as any machine-based system capable of making predictions, recommendations and/or decisions based on human-defined objectives and inputs
  • Use of an AI tool to prepare a paper is permitted and need not be disclosed
  • Any attorney or party who uses an AI tool must carefully review the paper and independently ensure it contains no fabricated or fictitious cases, statutes or other material
  • Signing the paper certifies that such a review was conducted
  • Failure to satisfy the requirement may result in sanction or other remedial action

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2026-06-01Added to the Rules of the Chief Administrator by Administrative Order AO/75/26 dated 25 March 2026; effective 1 June 2026official · archive

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "22 NYCRR Part 161 — Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology" (New York State Unified Court System (Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts), Original, 2026-06-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-ny-22-nycrr-part-161-artificial-intelligence (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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