--- title: "Rhode Island: AI rules for lawyers" url: "https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/rhode-island" type: "jurisdiction" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "US-RI" kind: "state" country: "US" parent: "United States" last_checked: "2026-10-31" as_of: "2026-10-31" last_reviewed: "2026-11-03" --- # Rhode Island: AI rules for lawyers > Rhode Island: court and regulator AI instruments and the tasks that change here. Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/rhode-island Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt ## What this means for lawyers Rule 1.1 comment [6] of the Rhode Island Rules of Professional Conduct (Supreme Court Rules, Art. V) now says lawyers should keep abreast of "the benefits and risks associated with existing and developing technology". The Court's order is dated 17 June 2026. The Court also adopted "Interim Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Generative AI by Rhode Island Lawyers". The order says they do not amend Art. V and do not carry the force of law. They are advisory and subject to ongoing revision. Verify before filing. The guidelines say a lawyer "must review all such outputs for accuracy and correctness, verify citations and statements of fact or law" and fix errors before filing or submitting AI-assisted work (Rules 3.1, 3.3). Confidentiality: read the tool's terms of use and privacy policy before using it for legal work, including whether it stores inputs and whether it keeps them after services end (Rule 1.6). As at 31 October 2026. ## Telling the court and the client **Tell the court:** Unclear Court disclosure: no rule found. The guidelines do not set a filing certification or disclosure rule, and no court-level order was found. Client disclosure/consent: depends. Guideline text on Rule 1.4 says lawyers are not required to tell clients every time GAI is used. A lawyer "must certainly disclose" GAI use when a client asks, or when client information is entered into a GAI system, and lawyers who use GAI routinely in substantive work should consider disclosing it in the retainer or engagement agreement. The guidelines themselves are advisory. - [Order In re Amendments to Article V, Rule 1.1 of the Supreme Court Rules (Professional Conduct) and Adoption of Interim Generative AI Guidelines](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Miscellaneous%20Orders/Supreme-2026-06_In_reAmendments_Article_V_Rule_1_1_Professional_Conduct.pdf) **Tell the client:** Varies Same basis and sources as above. ## Last checked Last checked 31 October 2026. ## What changed in Rhode Island in the last 12 months No new or changed AI rules recorded for Rhode Island in the last 12 months. ## AI instruments ### Courts and tribunals #### Executive Order No. 2025-06: Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts - Type: Court rule or order · Administrative order - Issuer: Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice) - Date on page: 3 September 2025 - Effective date: 3 September 2025 - Status: 3 September 2025; start date not confirmed - Last checked 31 October 2026 - URL: https://www.courts.ri.gov/Executive%20Orders/Supreme-2025-06.pdf Continues the Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts, set up under Executive Order No. 2024-03 to address AI's impact on the administration of justice, access to justice, court rules and procedures, and the practice of law. It required a written progress report to the Chief Justice by 27 February 2026. It creates no duties for lawyers. Key points: - Issued under G.L. 1956 § 8-15-2. - Progress report was due 27 February 2026; whether it was published was not checked. #### Order amending Article V, Rule 1.1 (Competence) comment [6] and adopting Interim Generative AI Guidelines - Type: Court rule or order · Court rule - Issuer: Rhode Island Supreme Court - Date on page: 17 June 2026 - Effective date: Not stated - Status: 17 June 2026; start date not confirmed - Last checked 31 October 2026 - URL: https://www.courts.ri.gov/Miscellaneous%20Orders/Supreme-2026-06_In_reAmendments_Article_V_Rule_1_1_Professional_Conduct.pdf The Supreme Court amended comment [6] to Rule 1.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct so that lawyers should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with existing and developing technology. In the same order it adopted advisory interim generative AI guidelines for lawyers and for judicial officers. Applies to all Rhode Island lawyers. Key points: - The comment amendment adds the words 'including the benefits and risks associated with existing and developing technology'. - The order says the guidelines do not amend Art. V or Art. VI and do not carry the force of law. - The guidelines are subject to ongoing revision and current copies are to be on www.courts.ri.gov. ## Sources - Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice): [Executive Order No. 2025-06: Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Executive%20Orders/Supreme-2025-06.pdf) · last checked 31 October 2026 - Rhode Island Supreme Court: [Order amending Article V, Rule 1.1 (Competence) comment 6 and adopting Interim Generative AI Guidelines](https://www.courts.ri.gov/Miscellaneous%20Orders/Supreme-2026-06_In_reAmendments_Article_V_Rule_1_1_Professional_Conduct.pdf) · last checked 31 October 2026 ## Key facts - Kind: State - Task versions written for this jurisdiction: 0 - AI instruments recorded: 2 *Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*