---
title: "Index the investigation and inquiry record for a service member"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/index-the-investigation-and-inquiry-material-for-an-adf-member/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A64-H20261018-5-US"
practice_area: "Military & Defence Law"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Index the investigation and inquiry record for a service member

> Index each document by date, source and a short label of what it is. Do not add a narrative.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/index-the-investigation-and-inquiry-material-for-an-adf-member/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Military & Defence Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Index each document by date, source and a short label of what it is. Do not add a narrative. |
| What the lawyer must review | The index is a finding aid for counsel. It uses the labels on the documents. It does not become a filing, a charge sheet or the member's account. Opinion 512 still requires you to check that the index does not invent a document that is not in the set. If the record is for a court-martial, Article 16, 10 U.S.C. § 816, is the classification of the court. The index does not choose the forum. Keep the record out of a public tool (Model Rule 1.6). |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Index the investigation and inquiry material for an ADF member](https://ailawframework.com/practice/military-and-defence-law/index-the-investigation-and-inquiry-material-for-an-adf-member.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Index each document by date, source and a short label of what it is. Do not add a narrative.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The index adds no fact that is not on the document label.
- Do not describe the member's account in the index.

## Sources

- [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 1.6, Confidentiality of information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [10 U.S.C. § 816, Article 16, Courts-martial classified](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/816) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Service discipline matter register and material index (ADF member)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/service-discipline-matter-register.md) | Form | Green | A register for an ADF member's discipline or administrative matter: charges or decisions, service tribunal dates, automatic review, petition and appeal deadlines, redress of grievance steps, and an… |
| [IGADF inquiry: notices, comment on proposed findings, and who may be told](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/igadf-inquiry-notices-and-comment.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for a person involved in an Inspector-General of the ADF inquiry, including an inquiry into the death of a member: appointment, whether answers are compulsory, comment on critical… |
| [Summary authority hearing: documents and issues checklist (no statement)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/military-and-defence-law/summary-hearing-documents-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A list of the charge, the evidence brief, the election position and the issues for a summary hearing. It does not contain, and is not a place for, the member's account of the facts. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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