---
title: "Compare a quoted statute in a know-how note with the official section"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/compare-a-quoted-legislative-passage-in-a-know-how-note-with-the-in-forc/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "KM-MA20261022-5-US"
practice_area: "Knowledge Management"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Compare a quoted statute in a know-how note with the official section

> Set the quoted words beside the official section and mark every difference. Do not replace the quote until the lawyer accepts the official text.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/compare-a-quoted-legislative-passage-in-a-know-how-note-with-the-in-forc/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Knowledge Management](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Set the quoted words beside the official section and mark every difference. Do not replace the quote until the lawyer accepts the official text. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 1.1 requires competent representation, including the legal knowledge and preparation reasonably necessary. A quoted section that has not been read on an official source fails that duty. If the same text would be presented to a court in a pleading, written motion, or other paper, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b) is the certification, after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that the legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law. You open the current section and accept or reject the quote. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Compare a quoted legislative passage in a know-how note with the in-force section](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/compare-a-quoted-legislative-passage-in-a-know-how-note-with-the-in-forc.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Set the quoted words beside the official section and mark every difference. Do not replace the quote until the lawyer accepts the official text.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Rule 11 applies when a paper is signed, filed, submitted, or later advocated. A know-how note that is never presented to a court is still a Rule 1.1 question.
- Comment 8 to Rule 1.1 was not opened.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (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.*