Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas): In re: Use of Artificial Intellig…
President Judge Leonard G. Brown, III · Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Second Judicial District)
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- In re: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Administrative Order, Docket No. CI-25-07564 (Lancaster County, Pa.)
- Order date
- October 6, 2025
Summary
'[A]ttorneys and/or pro se litigants (a party representing himself or herself) shall disclose, in clear and plain factual statement, any use of generative Artificial Intelligence ("AI") in the preparation of any complaint, answer, motion, brief, or other paper filed with the Court.'
What does the order require?
- '[A]ttorneys and/or pro se litigants (a party representing himself or herself) shall disclose, in clear and plain factual statement, any use of generative Artificial Intelligence ("AI") in the preparation of any complaint, answer, motion, brief, or other paper filed with the Court.'
- A filer who used generative AI must include with the document an Affidavit of Use of Generative AI disclosing and certifying 'a. The specific AI tool that was used; b. Precisely which portions of the filing were prepared by the AI program; and c. That a human being has checked the accuracy of any portion of the document generated by AI, including all citations and legal authority.'
- 'Failure to comply with this Order may result in sanctions.'
- The court's affidavit form is sworn under penalty of perjury (18 Pa.C.S. § 4904) and is captioned for criminal, civil, family and orphans' court matters.
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state family, state probate
What the order requires
President Judge Leonard G. Brown, III’s Administrative Order, In re: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Docket No. CI-25-07564 (Lancaster Cnty. C.P. Oct. 6, 2025) requires attorneys and pro se litigants to disclose, “in clear and plain factual statement,” any use of generative AI in preparing a complaint, answer, motion, brief, or other paper filed with the Court.
A filer who used generative AI must include an Affidavit of Use of Generative AI that names the specific tool, identifies precisely which portions of the filing the AI program prepared, and certifies that a human being checked the accuracy of any AI-generated portion, including all citations and legal authority. The court’s affidavit form is sworn under penalty of perjury. Failure to comply may result in sanctions.
Related orders
Westmoreland County’s May 2026 order uses the same three-part affidavit. Butler County’s 2024 order requires an affidavit of non-use or of human citation verification.