N.Y. Sup. Ct. (Chautauqua Cnty.): Hon. Grace M. Hanlon Courtroom Rules (Disclosing Use of…
Hon. Grace M. Hanlon, J.S.C. · Chautauqua County Supreme Court
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- Hon. Grace M. Hanlon Courtroom Rules (Disclosing Use of Artificial Intelligence; Amended to Part 161 Reference)
- Order date
- March 27, 2026
Status and scope
No AI-specific filing obligation: in force, but it imposes no disclosure, verification, or use restriction on attorney filings beyond existing rules. It provides: Current rule (part rules 'Updated March 27, 2026'): 'Effective June 1, 2026, please refer to Part 161 (22 NYCRR §§ 161.1 to 161.4 and Appendix A) to the Rules of the Chief Administrator, for guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence.'
What the instrument provides
- Current rule (part rules 'Updated March 27, 2026'): 'Effective June 1, 2026, please refer to Part 161 (22 NYCRR §§ 161.1 to 161.4 and Appendix A) to the Rules of the Chief Administrator, for guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence.'
- Original 2024 rule (replaced): 'If generative AI is used to compose or draft any paper presented for filing, the filer must disclose its use and attest that citations of authority have been verified by a human being by using print volumes or traditional legal databases and that the language in the paper has been checked for accuracy by the filer.' It did not require naming the tool.
Practice areas: state civil
What the rule currently provides
Justice Hanlon’s part rules, updated March 27, 2026, replaced the chambers AI provision with a cross-reference: “Effective June 1, 2026, please refer to Part 161 (22 NYCRR §§ 161.1 to 161.4 and Appendix A) to the Rules of the Chief Administrator, for guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence.”
22 NYCRR Part 161 is the New York courts’ statewide AI rule. It does not require attorneys or parties to disclose AI use, and its Appendix A Model Rule (a review duty with the signature as certification) applies only in courts that adopt it. Justice Hanlon’s provision refers filers to Part 161 for guidance; it does not reproduce the Model Rule as a chambers requirement.
The original 2024 rule
Before June 1, 2026 the part rules carried a standalone provision headed “Disclosing Use of Artificial Intelligence.” After defining artificial intelligence and generative AI, it provided:
“If generative AI is used to compose or draft any paper presented for filing, the filer must disclose its use and attest that citations of authority have been verified by a human being by using print volumes or traditional legal databases and that the language in the paper has been checked for accuracy by the filer.”
The duty was to disclose the use of generative AI, not to name the tool, together with two attestations: human verification of citations against print volumes or traditional databases, and an accuracy check of the language.
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How this order changed
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- activeThe part rules include 'Disclosing Use of Artificial Intelligence': a filer using generative AI to compose or draft a paper must disclose its use and attest to human citation and language checks. source
- amendedUnder the part rules updated March 27, 2026, the chambers provision is replaced, effective June 1, 2026, by a reference to 22 NYCRR Part 161 and its Appendix A.