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title: "California court filing: generative AI disclosure statement (Bus. & Prof. Code 6068.1(a)(3)(C), from 1 January 2027)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-ca-court-generative-ai-disclosure-statement"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a5-us-ca-court-generative-ai-disclosure-statement"
area_id: "A5"
kind: "court-document"
ai_level: "green"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-11-07"
---

# 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).

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-ca-court-generative-ai-disclosure-statement  
Law stated as at: 2026-11-07

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## Key facts

- Kind: Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Practice area: [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States, California
- AI level: 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.
- Law stated as at: 2026-11-07
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-11-07 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 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

## Authorities

- [Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6068.1, added by SB 574 (Stats. 2026, ch. 858), operative 1 January 2027: (a)(2) no delegation of the practice of law to generative AI; (a)(3)(A) to (C) information, verification and court disclosure duties; (b) definitions, including personal identifying information](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB574)
- [Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 128.7(b)(2), as amended by SB 574 (Stats. 2026, ch. 858), operative 1 January 2027: no citation the responsible attorney has not personally verified, including any citation provided by generative AI](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB574)
- [Orange County Superior Court, Appellate Division, Administrative Order No. 26/01, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (6 August 2026): signer certifies personal verification; AI errors imputed to the signer](https://www.occourts.org/system/files/local-rules/appellate-division-administrative-order-no-2601-use-generative-artificial-intelligence.pdf)
- [Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, Court Policy on the Use of Generative AI for Court Filings and Documents](https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/system/files/news/court-policy-use-generative-ai-court-filings-and-documents.pdf)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-ca-court-generative-ai-disclosure-statement and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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