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N.Y. Sup. Ct. (Kings Cnty.): Justice Aaron D. Maslow Part 2 Rules, §C15 (Artificial Intel…

Hon. Aaron D. Maslow, J.S.C. · Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term, IAS Part 2

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Verified May 8, 2026

Citation
Justice Aaron D. Maslow Part 2 Rules, §C15 (Artificial Intelligence Programs)
Order date
July 8, 2024

Summary

All submissions on a motion must include a certification either that no generative AI was used in drafting any affidavit, affirmation, or memorandum of law, or that AI was used but all generated text (including citations, quotations, and legal analysis) was reviewed for accuracy and approved by an attorney or pro se party.

What does the order require?

Practice areas: state civil

Verify this order against the court's official website before relying on it. Standing orders are amended without notice. Requirements vary by judge and case type.

What the rule requires

Justice Maslow’s Part 2 Rules §C15 imposes a binary certification regime on any motion submission. Either the filer certifies no generative AI was used, or the filer discloses (a) the AI program used, (b) which documents contain AI-generated content, and (c) which parts of those documents were drafted by the program. In either case, all generated text including citations, quotations, and legal analysis must be reviewed for accuracy and approved by an attorney or pro se party.

The rule’s most distinctive feature is its third operative provision: an affirmative duty on attorneys to report hallucinations they discover in an opposing party’s submission. This is unusual; most chambers AI rules impose disclosure obligations on the filer but not affirmative reporting obligations on the opposing party.

Quotable language

“All submissions with respect to a motion must include a certification either that no generative artificial intelligence program was used in the drafting of any affidavit, affirmation, or memorandum of law contained within the submission, or that a generative artificial intelligence program was used but all generated text, including citations, quotations, and legal analysis, was reviewed for accuracy and approved by an attorney (or the pro se party).”

“An attorney who discovers that hallucinations are contained in an opposing party’s submission shall immediately inform the Court of such.”

Primary source

Justice Maslow Part 2 Rules, nycourts.gov