---
title: "List checks before an objector uses a generative tool on a planning comment"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/prepare-a-guide-for-objectors-using-ai-in-planning-appeals/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A12-B8-1-US"
practice_area: "Planning & Environment"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List checks before an objector uses a generative tool on a planning comment

> Record whether the comment file would be entered into a tool that discloses it, whether a person will verify every citation, and whether the comment might later be presented to a court. Write no comment and no objection.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/prepare-a-guide-for-objectors-using-ai-in-planning-appeals/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Planning & Environment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record whether the comment file would be entered into a tool that discloses it, whether a person will verify every citation, and whether the comment might later be presented to a court. Write no comment and no objection. |
| What the lawyer must review | ABA Formal Opinion 512 requires verification of generative output. Model Rule 1.6 prohibits revealing information relating to the representation by entering it into a tool that discloses it, unless the client gives informed consent or an exception applies. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 applies if the comment, or part of it, is later presented to a court by signing, filing, submitting, or advocating it. A comment sent only to a local agency is not, by itself, a paper presented to a court. You decide which of those settings this comment is in. The tool writes none of the comment. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a guide for objectors using AI in planning appeals](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/prepare-a-guide-for-objectors-using-ai-in-planning-appeals.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record whether the comment file would be entered into a tool that discloses it, whether a person will verify every citation, and whether the comment might later be presented to a court. Write no comment and no objection.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- No judge standing order on generative tools was opened. Do not add a disclosure paragraph.
- Local comment procedures come from the agency. They were not opened here.

## 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)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (signing papers and representations to the court)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Notice of election (Planning and Environment Court Form 06)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/planning-and-environment/form-qld-pec-06-notice-of-election.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Planning and Environment Court Form 06. The extract on the forms list is a notice of election, and it names a co-respondent by election. |

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.*