New York / Rules and policy
Part 161: Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology
22 NYCRR Part 161; AO/75/2026
What the text addresses
Part 161 states the Unified Court System’s policy on artificial intelligence tools in court papers. It permits their use subject to the duties that already apply to submissions and says attorneys and parties should not be required to disclose that use when submitting papers.
Section 161.4 allows an individual judge to adopt the model rule in Appendix A. That model addresses independent review and certification through signing. It is an optional model for individual judges, rather than a certification requirement imposed by every court under Part 161.
From the official text
“It is the policy of the Unified Court System that the use by attorneys and parties of artificial intelligence tools in preparing papers submitted to a court should not be prohibited, as long as such use is in accordance with the duties and responsibilities that apply to individuals who submit papers to a court.”
“Since those duties and responsibilities already apply to all submissions, regardless of whether AI tools were used, attorneys and parties should not be required, upon submitting papers, to disclose to the court that they have used AI in the preparation of such papers.”
“Under existing authority, by signing a paper and submitting it to this court, an attorney or party certifies that the paper does not contain any false material factual statement or any frivolous legal argument”