Collin County, Texas (County Courts at Law): Standing Order No. 3: Use of Artificial Inte…
Judges Corinne Mason, Barnett Walker, Lance S. Baxter, David Rippel, Randy Johnson, Jay A. Bender and David Waddill · County Courts at Law Nos. 1-7 of Collin County, Texas
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order No. 3: Use of Artificial Intelligence for any Court Filing (Collin County Courts at Law)
- Order date
- July 3, 2024
Summary
'If any attorney for a party, or a self-represented party, has used AI in any way for the preparation of any filed document with the Court, the party MUST, in a clear and concise factual statement, disclose that AI was used in the preparation of the filing and CERTIFY that each and every citation to the law, or the record in the filed document, has been verified and is accurate.'
What does the order require?
- 'If any attorney for a party, or a self-represented party, has used AI in any way for the preparation of any filed document with the Court, the party MUST, in a clear and concise factual statement, disclose that AI was used in the preparation of the filing and CERTIFY that each and every citation to the law, or the record in the filed document, has been verified and is accurate.'
- 'The Court reserves the right to rule as its sees fit on any Failure to comply with this standing order including but not limited to striking the non-compliant filing.'
- The order provides a sample declaration, made under penalty of perjury, that the filer read the document, that AI was used in preparing it, and that each citation to the law or the record has been verified and is accurate; no specific language is required.
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state family, state probate
What the order requires
The seven County Court at Law judges of Collin County adopted Standing Order No. 3: Use of Artificial Intelligence for any Court Filing (Collin Cnty. Ct. at Law July 3, 2024). It provides that if “any attorney for a party, or a self-represented party, has used AI in any way for the preparation of any filed document with the Court, the party MUST, in a clear and concise factual statement, disclose that AI was used in the preparation of the filing and CERTIFY that each and every citation to the law, or the record in the filed document, has been verified and is accurate.”
The court “reserves the right to rule as its sees fit on any Failure to comply with this standing order including but not limited to striking the non-compliant filing.” No specific certification language is required; the order offers a sample declaration under penalty of perjury that the filer read the document, that AI was used, and that each citation has been verified and is accurate.
Posting
Under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 3a(c), “To be effective, local rules, forms, and standing orders must be published on the Office of Court Administration’s website.” The OCA local-rules portal lists the order as posted August 14, 2024.
Related orders
Rockwall County’s district courts and courts at law adopted a near-identical order in June 2026. The Collin County District Courts’ Local Rule 4.8 takes a different approach, with no disclosure.