Tarrant County, Texas (Criminal Courts): Tarrant County Criminal Courts Local Rule 5.33 (…

Adopted by majority vote of the judges of the Criminal Courts of Tarrant County · Criminal Courts of Tarrant County, Texas (District Courts and County Criminal Courts)

What does the order require?

• Rule 5.33(b): 'A party who files a document created with the assistance of A.I. shall ensure the accuracy of all drafted language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analyses created or contributed to by A.I.'
• Rule 5.33(c): 'All motions and briefs filed with the court shall include a certification, signed by the filing party, attesting either that the document was created using A.I. or that the document was not created using A.I.'
• Rule 5.33(d): if A.I. was used, the certification also states that '(1) All drafted language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analyses created or contributed to by A.I. have been verified as accurate by a human being, and (2) The filing party understands and acknowledges that he or she will be held responsible for any document he or she files that violates this Rule regardless of who drafted the document.'
• Rule 5.33(e): 'Upon the court's request, the filing party shall disclose the specific parts of the document created with the assistance of A.I. and the name of the A.I. used.'
• Rule 5.33(f): 'A violation of this Rule or filing a false certification may subject a party to sanctions, including but not limited to striking the noncompliant filing or contempt proceedings.'
• Rule 5.33(a) defines A.I. as 'a computer tool (whether referred to as generative artificial intelligence or by another name) capable of generating new content, such as images and text, in response to a submitted prompt.'

Practice areas: state criminal