Generative AI Use Must Be Disclosed on the Face of the Filing — Division FI
Summary
[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12 — the statewide certification standard now controls.] Judge Scher requires any attorney or self-represented litigant who used a generative AI tool to disclose that use on the face of the filing — one of the first standing AI-disclosure mandates on the Palm Beach bench.
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"Any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any generative artificial intelligence tool...must disclose such use on the face of the filing"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division FI Instructions (Judge Scher)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch of official division page — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: SUPERSEDED by SC2026-0673 + AOSC26-12 (both sha256-archived) effective 2026-06-15; division page still displayed the requirement on 2026-07-05 — reverification task open to detect page update. Preemption noted in-text; verified excerpt preserved.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division FI Instructions (Judge Scher). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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