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Court · Missouri 46th Judicial Circuit Court (Taney County)
Verified September 30, 2026
- Citation
- Missouri 46th Judicial Circuit (Taney County), Local Rules 3.3 (Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Use) and 3.4 (Notice of Use of AI by Court Reporters)
- Order date
- December 23, 2025
Summary
Rule 3.3: 'Any person who submits a pleading or filing with the Court using any generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) tool to: (a) conduct the legal research referenced in the pleading; or (b) to draft a pleading or documents, must disclose to the Court that A.I. was used.'
What does the order require?
- Rule 3.3: 'Any person who submits a pleading or filing with the Court using any generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) tool to: (a) conduct the legal research referenced in the pleading; or (b) to draft a pleading or documents, must disclose to the Court that A.I. was used.'
- Rule 3.3: 'The A.I. disclosure shall identify the specific A.I. tool used and the manner in which it was used.'
- Rule 3.3 reminds filers that Missouri Supreme Court Rule 55.03(c) continues to apply, and that 'Parties should not assume that mere reliance on an A.I. tool will be presumed to constitute “reasonable inquiry”.'
- Rule 3.4: 'Any transcript produced shall indicate whether any speech-to-text or automated speech recognition programs were used, with the exception of voice write CAT software used by certified court reporters, and that all parties were informed of such use', with a sample notice.
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state family, state probate
What the rules require
Missouri 46th Judicial Circuit (Taney County), Local Court Rules of the 46th Judicial Circuit, Rules 3.3 and 3.4 (effective December 23, 2025). The circuit adopted two AI rules in its local rules revised effective that date.
Rule 3.3, Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Use. “Any person who submits a pleading or filing with the Court using any generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) tool to: (a) conduct the legal research referenced in the pleading; or (b) to draft a pleading or documents, must disclose to the Court that A.I. was used. The A.I. disclosure shall identify the specific A.I. tool used and the manner in which it was used.” The rule reminds filers that Missouri Supreme Court Rule 55.03(c) continues to apply and that “Parties should not assume that mere reliance on an A.I. tool will be presumed to constitute “reasonable inquiry”.”
Rule 3.4, Notice of Use of AI by Court Reporters. “Any transcript produced shall indicate whether any speech-to-text or automated speech recognition programs were used, with the exception of voice write CAT software used by certified court reporters, and that all parties were informed of such use.” The rule includes a sample notice for AI-assisted content.
Context
Rule 3.3 uses the same text as the 7th Judicial Circuit’s Local Rule 3.3.1 (Clay County). See the Missouri tracker page.
Primary source
Local Court Rules of the 46th Judicial Circuit (Revised 12/23/2025), posted on the Taney County Circuit Clerk’s page.