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title: "Tennessee 15th Judicial District: AI acknowledgment in a pleading (Local Rules s 5.02(g); Wilson, Jackson, Macon, Smith and Trousdale counties)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-tn-15th-district-ai-acknowledgment"
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# Tennessee 15th Judicial District: AI acknowledgment in a pleading (Local Rules s 5.02(g); Wilson, Jackson, Macon, Smith and Trousdale counties)

> Fill-in acknowledgment for pleadings in the circuit, chancery and criminal courts of Tennessee's 15th Judicial District, stating that AI was used and that the signer confirmed the information is authentic.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-tn-15th-district-ai-acknowledgment  
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, Tennessee
- 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 2 authorities it cites, for United States and Tennessee.

## When to use it

Use from 1 April 2026 in any pleading in the circuit, chancery or criminal courts of the 15th Judicial District (Wilson, Jackson, Macon, Smith and Trousdale counties) where AI was used in its preparation, by attorneys and self-represented litigants. Other Tennessee districts (for example the 20th, Davidson County) have different rules.

## How AI may be used

A tool may lay out the Section 5.02(g) statement and fill in facts the signer gives it. The signer decides what to say about the AI use and makes the checks the statement describes.

**AI may:**

- Insert the tool name, version and uses the signer has recorded
- Insert only a version of the statement that the rule or order provides and that matches the signer's account of AI use
- Check that the statement sits where the rule or order says it must

**AI must not:**

- Must not state that citations, quotations or facts were checked; only the signer can say that after doing it
- Must not describe the AI use more narrowly than the file record shows
- Must not put prompts, privileged material or confidential client information in the statement

**The lawyer checks:**

- The current Section 5.02(g) rule or order has been opened on the court's own site and matches the words used
- Every citation and quotation was checked by a person against an official or recognised source
- The statement is placed and signed as the rule requires, by the person the rule names

## Authorities

- [Circuit, Chancery and Criminal Courts, 15th Judicial District of Tennessee, Updated and Restated Local Rules (updated 1 April 2026), Section 5.02(g)](https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/local-rules/15th%20District%20Cicuit-Chancery-Criminal%20Courts%20Local%20Rules.pdf)
- Tenn. R. Civ. P. 11.02

## 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-tn-15th-district-ai-acknowledgment 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.*