Hays County, Texas (County Courts at Law): Hays County Courts at Law Local Rule 1.07 (Cer…
Adopted by the judges of the County Courts at Law of Hays County · County Courts at Law of Hays County, Texas
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Hays County Courts at Law Local Rule 1.07 (Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence)
- Order date
- July 29, 2025
Summary
Rule 1.07: 'All attorneys and self-represented litigants who utilize any form of artificial intelligence (AI) for legal research or drafting in connection with any Case before the Courts shall, before filing or presenting to a Court any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, certify in writing that the attorney or self-represented litigant verified all information that generative artificial intelligence created or contributed, including all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis, is accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources.'
What does the order require?
- Rule 1.07: 'All attorneys and self-represented litigants who utilize any form of artificial intelligence (AI) for legal research or drafting in connection with any Case before the Courts shall, before filing or presenting to a Court any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, certify in writing that the attorney or self-represented litigant verified all information that generative artificial intelligence created or contributed, including all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis, is accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources.'
- The rule is in Title I, 'General Rules Applicable to All Courts & Cases', of the Local Rules for the County Courts at Law of Hays County, which state 'Adopted: July 29, 2025'.
- The rule names no sanction of its own.
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state probate
What the rule requires
Rule 1.07 of the Local Rules for the County Courts at Law of Hays County (adopted July 29, 2025), “Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence,” sits in Title I, the general rules that apply in all of those courts’ cases. It provides:
All attorneys and self-represented litigants who utilize any form of artificial intelligence (AI) for legal research or drafting in connection with any Case before the Courts shall, before filing or presenting to a Court any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, certify in writing that the attorney or self-represented litigant verified all information that generative artificial intelligence created or contributed, including all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis, is accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources.
The rule names no sanction of its own.
Posting
The rules state that they “are effective as of the date that they are published on the Office of Court Administration’s website,” citing Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 3a, whose subsection (c) provides: “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 them as posted August 13, 2025.
Related orders
In August 2026 the same courts adopted Administrative Order O-12-005, which requires an AI disclosure statement in probate and guardianship filings.
Primary source
Local Rules for the County Courts at Law of Hays County (PDF), OCA local-rules portal