Virginia circuit courts: AI disclosure certification and 10-day exhibit certification (Richmond, Amherst, Staunton, Waynesboro, King William, Williamsburg-James City County)
AI disclosure certification for Virginia circuit courts whose Rule 1:15 local rules require one, with the separate certification for proposed exhibits due 10 days before trial or an evidentiary hearing.
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Kind
Court document A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
Version
1
Where it applies
United States, Virginia
AI use
Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Source
Written for this library
Status
Maintained. Checked on 7 November 2026 against the 7 authorities it cites, for United States and Virginia.
When to use it
Use for filings and proposed exhibits in a Virginia circuit court whose local rule requires an AI certification. As at 7 November 2026 that covers Richmond, Amherst, Staunton, Waynesboro, King William and Williamsburg-James City County. Check the court's page first, because other circuits are adopting rules.
How to use this precedent
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Use AI only as far as the Yellow 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 prepare the certification and diary the exhibit deadline from the trial date. The attorney or party confirms the court's rule and signs.
AI may
Fill in the court, case and document details
Calculate and diary the date 10 days before trial or the evidentiary hearing
List proposed exhibits the attorney has marked as AI-touched
AI must not
Must not decide that a document or exhibit was not drafted, created, enhanced or modified by AI
Must not sign or file the certification
Must not copy a court's model wording into a court whose rule differs
The lawyer checks
The court's current local rule has been opened and the model certification attached to it compared
The filing was reviewed so it is well grounded in fact and warranted by law (Va. Code § 8.01-271.1(B))
Exhibits touched by AI, including demonstratives, are listed and the 10-day certification is filed on time