---
title: "Record that no court order on tools was in the sources opened"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/check-the-act-magistrates-court-practice-directions-list-before-assuming/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-B14-4-US"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record that no court order on tools was in the sources opened

> Name the court the file identifies. Record that this check opened no order of that court about generative tools. List the citations in the draft that still need a source. Do not assume an order exists or does not exist.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/check-the-act-magistrates-court-practice-directions-list-before-assuming/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Name the court the file identifies. Record that this check opened no order of that court about generative tools. List the citations in the draft that still need a source. Do not assume an order exists or does not exist. |
| What the lawyer must review | You check the court's current orders yourself. Model Rule 3.3 and Formal Opinion 512 still apply to anything you hand up, whether or not the court has a separate order. Comment 8 to Rule 1.1 includes technology in competence. An assumption that a court has no direction, or that it has one, is not a finding of this check. The opened sources do not include a practice direction. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check the ACT Magistrates Court practice directions list before assuming an AI direction](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/check-the-act-magistrates-court-practice-directions-list-before-assuming.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Name the court the file identifies. Record that this check opened no order of that court about generative tools. List the citations in the draft that still need a source. Do not assume an order exists or does not exist.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Look up the court's current orders before you file. This check did not.
- A bar ethics opinion is not a practice direction.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 3.3, Candor Toward the Tribunal](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8 (competence includes technology)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*