--- title: "Wyoming: AI rules for lawyers" url: "https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/wyoming" type: "jurisdiction" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "US-WY" kind: "state" country: "US" parent: "United States" last_checked: "2026-10-31" as_of: "2026-10-31" last_reviewed: "2026-11-03" --- # Wyoming: AI rules for lawyers > Wyoming: court and regulator AI instruments and the tasks that change here. Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/wyoming Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt ## What this means for lawyers In the federal District of Wyoming, General Order No. 25-01 (13 May 2025) warns that AI-generated citations to non-existent cases are strictly prohibited and sanctionable under Rule 11. It applies to represented and self-represented litigants alike. Wyoming's Rule 1.1 Comment [8] says you should keep abreast of "the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology". It is a general duty of technology competence, not an AI-specific rule. No Wyoming Supreme Court AI rule or order, state court AI policy, or Wyoming State Bar AI ethics opinion was found. Treat the general Rules of Professional Conduct (competence, confidentiality, candour, supervision) and ABA Formal Opinion 512 as the working framework, and check the Wyoming courts and State Bar sites before relying on this gap. Check the individual judge's or state court's procedures before filing. The absence of a general rule does not rule out a requirement from an individual judge, and judges' orders were not searched one by one. As at 31 October 2026. ## Telling the court and the client **Tell the court:** Unclear Court disclosure: no rule found in the sources read. D. Wyo. General Order 25-01 sets no AI disclosure or certification duty, and no Wyoming state court rule was found. Client disclosure/consent: no rule found. No Wyoming-specific AI guidance on client disclosure or consent was located; the general informed-consent and communication duties in the Rules of Professional Conduct still apply. - [General Order No. 25-01 Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Preparation of Filings](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/General%20Order%20re%20Use%20of%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20in%20the%20Preparation%20of%20Filings.pdf) **Tell the client:** Unclear Same basis and sources as above. ## Last checked Last checked 31 October 2026. ## What changed in Wyoming in the last 12 months No new or changed AI rules recorded for Wyoming in the last 12 months. ## AI instruments ### Courts and tribunals #### General Order No. 25-01 regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the preparation of filings - Type: Court rule or order · Standing order - Issuer: United States District Court for the District of Wyoming - Date on page: 13 May 2025 - Effective date: 13 May 2025 - Status: 13 May 2025; start date not confirmed - Last checked 31 October 2026 - URL: https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/General%20Order%20re%20Use%20of%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20in%20the%20Preparation%20of%20Filings.pdf Applies to all litigants in the federal District of Wyoming, represented or self-represented. It reminds them that Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires legal contentions to be warranted by existing law, and says filings that cite non-existent cases ('hallucinated' authority) are strictly prohibited and subject to sanction. It states that the use of AI does not excuse compliance with Rule 11. The order does not create a disclosure or certification requirement for AI use. Key points: - Covers represented and pro se litigants alike. - Sanctions may include fines, non-monetary directives such as educational programs, reporting to the disciplinary boards of the bars the attorney belongs to, and other sanctions; repeated violations may result in disbarment or filing restrictions. - The fact that AI generated or was used in a filing does not excuse or absolve Rule 11 compliance. - Refers readers to ABA Formal Opinion 512 as a guide to using AI ethically. - No AI disclosure or certification duty appears in the order. #### Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law, Rule 1.1 (Competence), Comment [8] (Maintaining Competence) - Type: Court rule or order · Court rule - Issuer: Wyoming Supreme Court - Date on page: History: amended February 6, 2024, effective April 15, 2024 (compilation file 'Eff. 9-21-26') - Effective date: 15 April 2024 - Status: 15 April 2024; start date not confirmed - Last checked 31 October 2026 - URL: https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/WY-Rules-Prof-Conduct-Eff.-9-21-26.pdf Wyoming's competence rule requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation. Comment [8] says a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. It does not mention AI specifically. Confidence is medium because this is a general technology-competence duty applied to AI by inference, not AI-specific guidance. Key points: - Comment [8]: 'a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology'. - The technology wording is in Comment [8], not Comment [6] (Comment [6] concerns retaining lawyers outside the firm). - No AI-specific wording in Rule 1.1 or its comments. ## Sources - United States District Court for the District of Wyoming: [General Order No. 25-01 regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the preparation of filings](https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/sites/wyd/files/General%20Order%20re%20Use%20of%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20in%20the%20Preparation%20of%20Filings.pdf) · last checked 31 October 2026 - Wyoming Supreme Court: [Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law, Rule 1.1 (Competence), Comment 8 (Maintaining Competence)](https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/WY-Rules-Prof-Conduct-Eff.-9-21-26.pdf) · last checked 31 October 2026 - [Wyoming Legislature](https://www.wyoleg.gov/2026/Digest/HB0102.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.*