Refugio County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Certification

Must include

ai disclosure

Attorneys and self-represented litigants using AI for case-related legal research, drafting, or analysis must sign and submit the attached certification before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, certifying human verification and responsibility for compliance.

All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting, or analysis in connection with a case before this Court shall, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached certification form, stating 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 a human being; and 2. The self-represented litigant or attorney submitting such information understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their own, their staff's, or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Ai certification

Must include

ai disclosure

The certification states that a human being independently verified AI-created or AI-contributed information against traditional legal sources before submission to the court.

2. Any information created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence – including, but not limited to, language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis – was, before submission to this court, independently verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being.

WARNING

Applies to

Ai certification

Must include

ai disclosure

The certification states that the signer has reviewed and understands the AI Standing Order and will comply with it throughout the case.

1. I have reviewed and understand the Standing Order Regarding use of Artificial Intelligence issued by the District Courts of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio and Victoria Counties and I will comply with that Order throughout this case.

WARNING

Applies to

Ai certification

Must include

ai disclosure

The certification states that the signer remains personally responsible for all filings and submissions and may be subject to sanctions or contempt for noncompliance with the Standing Order on the certification.

3. I understand that I remain personally responsible for all filings and submissions to this Court, and that I may be subject to sanctions under the Texas Disciplinary rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 10, the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt of court, for failing to comply with the Court's Standing Order on this certification.