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FloridaThirteenth Judicial CircuitHillsborough CountyProtective Injunctions K & County Civil SJudge Melissa C. Black

[PREEMPTED] AI Face-of-Document Disclosure + Certification — Injunctions K / County Civil S

High confidence· verified July 5, 2026Judge Preferences13th Jud. Cir., Judge Black Procedures & Preferences (Inj. K / County Civ. S), § 3

Summary

[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12.] Judge Black's page still imposes her own AI rule — disclosure on the face of the document plus a personal-review certification, citing Fla. Bar Ethics Op. 24-1 — alongside 5-business-day case-law notebooks and new County Civil AO S-2026-024.

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Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Protective Injunctions K & County Civil S (Judge Melissa C. Black)

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Source of truth

"If any attorney or pro se party submits to the court any filing or submission containing AI generated content, that attorney or pro se party must disclose the use of artificial intelligence on the face of the document and also must include a certification that the attorney or pro se party has personally reviewed and verified the content's accuracy." / "Please provide case law and any legal authority to the court at least five (5) business days prior to a scheduled hearing by notebook" / "ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER S-2026-024 GOVERNS COUNTY CVIL OPERATIONS."
Source health
Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
Effective date
Last verified
July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier, Fable 5 hash-verified

Reviewer note: AI item preempted per AOSC26-12 — watch task open. AO S-2026-024 archived (sha256 8599af5c…). 30-day recheck.

Change history

  • July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Black (Inj K / County Civil S) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.

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