AO 2026-03-Gen — Use of AI in Court Filings [VACATED eff. 6/15/2026 by AO 2026-19-Gen]
Summary
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.
Requirement
[VACATED + PREEMPTED] Lineage (all four orders live-fetched, sha256-hashed 2026-07-05): • AO 2026-03-Gen (Jan 26, 2026) — circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification requirement for court filings (sha256 674c53b49c83…). • Amendment 1 (Jan 27, 2026) — supersedes original (sha256 3da3fb409a2c…). • Amendment 2 (May 19, 2026) — vacates and supersedes priors (sha256 94b73ed40bb5…). • AO 2026-19-Gen (June 12, 2026, Phillips, C.J.) — VACATES the operative order (sha256 bb02f041f525…), verbatim: "Pursuant to AOSC26-12, the Florida Supreme Court has adopted a uniform, statewide approach to AI-related disclosure and certification. Consistent with that framework, the Court has issued In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515, No. SC2026-0673 (Fla. May 28, 2026)… it is hereby ORDERED, effective June 15, 2026 at 12:01 a.m., Administrative Order 2026-03-Gen (Amendment 2) is VACATED in its entirety." PRACTICE NOTE: As of 2026-07-05, multiple Division Procedures pages still cite AO 2026-03-Gen or publish their own AI disclosure/certification mandates (see the [PREEMPTED] judge-level rules in this circuit) — including Division 101, whose page cites "Administrative Order 2026-03-Gen (Amendment 2)" although that amendment was vacated in its entirety fourteen days earlier. The operative statewide standard is Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2).
Source of truth
"…effective June 15, 2026 at 12:01 a.m., Administrative Order 2026-03-Gen (Amendment 2) is VACATED in its entirety." — AO 2026-19-Gen (Phillips, C.J.)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- June 14, 2026
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; located via WP media API; Fable 5 hash-verified (4 PDFs)
Change history
- July 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at 17th Circuit AO 2026-03-Gen family — Use of AI in Court Filings (VACATED). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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AO 22-02 — Docket index numbers on notices + proposed orders
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AO 24-01 — Circuit Civil case reassignment procedures
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