California court filing: generative AI disclosure statement (Bus. & Prof. Code 6068.1(a)(3)(C), from 1 January 2027)
Short disclosure statement for California court filings prepared with generative AI, for Bus. & Prof. Code 6068.1(a)(3)(C) from 1 January 2027, with a line on personal citation checks under Code Civ. Proc. 128.7(b)(2).
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Kind
Court document A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
Version
1
Where it applies
United States, California
AI use
Green The tool writes the first draft inside a template you have already tested. You check it. Without that test, first drafting starts at Yellow.
Source
Written for this library
Status
Maintained. Checked on 7 November 2026 against the 4 authorities it cites, for United States and California.
When to use it
Use from 1 January 2027 on any document a California-licensed attorney submits to a court where generative AI was used in preparing it. The duty sits on the attorney and is not limited to state courts, so record whether the firm also uses it in federal court. Check the local rules and the assigned judge's orders as well. Some courts add their own terms, and a Judicial Council form may follow.
How to use this precedent
Check that it fits the matter: read “When to use it” and the places it applies to.
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Adapt it to the matter, filling in each placeholder shown in [square brackets].
Use AI only as far as the Green level allows. “How AI may be used” says what AI may and must not do.
Before it goes out, a lawyer checks it against current law and each point under “The lawyer checks”.
How AI may be used
A tool may format the statement and fill in facts the attorney supplies. The attorney decides what to say about the tool and its use, and completes the citation line personally.
AI may
Insert the tool name and the uses the attorney has listed
Choose the short or the fuller form as the attorney directs
Check that the statement sits where the court's rules or the judge's order require
AI must not
Must not state that citations were verified
Must not describe the use more narrowly than the attorney's record shows
Must not include prompts, privileged material or client confidential information in the statement
The lawyer checks
The responsible attorney personally verified every citation before signing (Code Civ. Proc. 128.7(b)(2))
The local rules and the assigned judge's orders have been checked for extra wording or placement
The description of use is accurate and matches the firm's file record