Court Rules

Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia Document Filing Requirements

4 rules from official source documents

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

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to
Payment agreement modification request

A request to modify an existing payment agreement must be submitted in writing on the statutory form.

Any request for modification of an existing payment agreement must be in writing, on the statutory form.

CRITICAL

Applies to
Materials drafted, created, enhanced, or modified by generative AI
Must include
ai disclosure

Attorneys and pro se litigants must include a written AI-use disclosure certification at the end of or attached to materials created or modified using generative AI.

Henceforth, all attorneys and pro se litigants must provide a written disclosure certification at the end of, or attached to, materials drafted, created, enhanced, or modified by generative AL.

CRITICAL

Applies to
Certification
Must include
ai disclosure

Attorneys and pro se litigants must file a certification disclosing AI use in proposed exhibits at least ten days before trial or an evidentiary hearing.

All attorneys and pro se litigants shall also, no less than ten (10) days before any trial or evidentiary hearing, file a certification disclosing the use of generative Al in any proposed exhibits, including demonstrative exhibits.

WARNING

Applies to
Filing
Must include
ai disclosure

The AI-use certification states that AI tools were used, affirms the filing is factually and legally warranted to the filer’s knowledge, and applies only to the instant filing.

I hereby certify that generative artificial intelligence tools were used in the drafting, creation, enhancement, or modification of the instant filing. Pursuant to the duty found in Virginia Code §8.01- 271.1(B), notwithstanding the assistance from Al tools, to the best of my knowledge, the content of this filing is well-grounded in fact and is warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law. I acknowledge that this certification only applies to the instant filing.

Common questions about Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia document filing requirements

What must be included with payment agreement modification request filings in Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia?

A request to modify an existing payment agreement must be submitted in writing on the statutory form.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section Criminal Fines, Costs, and Restitution Policy

What must be included with materials drafted, created, enhanced, or modified by generative ai filings in Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia?

The rule requires ai disclosure. Attorneys and pro se litigants must include a written AI-use disclosure certification at the end of or attached to materials created or modified using generative AI.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section LOCAL RULE ON USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

What must be included with certification filings in Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia?

The rule requires ai disclosure. Attorneys and pro se litigants must file a certification disclosing AI use in proposed exhibits at least ten days before trial or an evidentiary hearing.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section LOCAL RULE ON USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

What must be included with filing filings in Staunton Circuit Court, Virginia?

The rule requires ai disclosure. The AI-use certification states that AI tools were used, affirms the filing is factually and legally warranted to the filer’s knowledge, and applies only to the instant filing.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 3, section DISCLOSURE ON THE USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE