Court Rules

Gray County Court Document Filing Requirements

7 rules from official source documents

Required elements, certificates, and structural requirements for court documents.

Applies to
Documentation for final agreement

The representing attorney is responsible for ensuring all parties’ thumbprints and signatures are on the proper documentation before it is presented for final agreement.

Thumbprints and signatures of all parties are the responsibility of the representing attorney and will be affixed to the proper documentation before presentation for final agreement.

Applies to
Certification
Must include
ai disclosure

The AI-use certification states that the signer has reviewed and will comply with the Standing Order, that generative-AI contributions were verified by a Texas-licensed attorney before submission, and that noncompliance may result in sanctions.

CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I, an attorney or self-represented litigant in the Gray County Court, hereby certify as follows: 1. I reviewed and understand this Court's Standing Order Regarding Artificial Intelligence. I will comply with the Standing Order throughout this case. 2. All information created or contributed by generative artificial intelligence including language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis was, before submission to this Court, verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. 3. I understand that I will be held responsible and subject to possible sanctions under Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 10, and the inherent power of the Court, or for Contempt of Court, for failing to comply with the Court's Standing Order or this certification.

Civil cases

Applies to
Proposed order

All proposed orders for collection of debt must include a certified copy of the service of citation as an exhibit.

THEREFORE, it is a standing order of this Court that a certified copy of the SERVICE OF CITATION be attached as an exhibit with all PROPOSED ORDERS FOR COLLECTION OF DEBT.

Applies to
Plea agreement

The Court will not accept a Plea Agreement that excludes the required conditions unless the Court has approved it beforehand.

No Plea Agreement will be accepted by the Gray County Court that exclude these conditions, without prior Court approval.

Applies to
Pro se probate matter

A pro se probate matter will be heard only if there is a valid Will, the Applicant is its sole Heir, and the Will is filed as a Muniment of Title.

THEREFORE, it is a standing order of this Court that the Court will not hear PRO SE Probate matters unless there is a valid Will, the Applicant is the sole Heir under that Will, and the Will is filed as a Muniment of Title.

Applies to
Plea agreement

A Plea Agreement must have the County Attorney’s signature affixed before it is filed.

Any Plea Agreement will have the County Attorney's Signature affixed prior to filing final Plea Agreements through E-File in the Gray County Clerk's Office.

Applies to
Attached form
Must include
ai disclosure

Anyone using AI for legal research or drafting must sign and submit the attached certification before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding.

all self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in connection with a case shall before using any Al-generated information in a court submission or proceeding sign and submit the attached form, certifying that: 1. all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence were before submission verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, and 2. that the person understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order.

Common questions about Gray County Court document filing requirements

What must be included with documentation for final agreement filings in Gray County Court?

The representing attorney is responsible for ensuring all parties’ thumbprints and signatures are on the proper documentation before it is presented for final agreement.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section Gray County Court Filing Procedures

What must be included with certification filings in Gray County Court?

The rule requires ai disclosure. The AI-use certification states that the signer has reviewed and will comply with the Standing Order, that generative-AI contributions were verified by a Texas-licensed attorney before submission, and that noncompliance may result in sanctions.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 3, section CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

What must be included with proposed order filings in Gray County Court?

The rule requires exhibit list. All proposed orders for collection of debt must include a certified copy of the service of citation as an exhibit.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section STANDING ORDER REGARDING PROOF OF SERVICE FOR DEBT COLLECTION

What must be included with plea agreement filings in Gray County Court?

The Court will not accept a Plea Agreement that excludes the required conditions unless the Court has approved it beforehand.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section Gray County Court Filing Procedures

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What must be included with pro se probate matter filings in Gray County Court?

A pro se probate matter will be heard only if there is a valid Will, the Applicant is its sole Heir, and the Will is filed as a Muniment of Title.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section STANDING ORDER REGARDING PRO SE PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS

What must be included with attached form filings in Gray County Court?

The rule requires ai disclosure. Anyone using AI for legal research or drafting must sign and submit the attached certification before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE