Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Nov. 11, 2026
Used AI on your brief? California wants the court to know
SB 574 requires lawyers to disclose generative AI use in court filings beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The statute is clear that disclosure is required. It is far less clear what the disclosure will tell anyone.
Kevin Collins
Partner
Sterlington PLLC
Litigation Practice
He has tried dozens of cases to verdict or award before juries, judges and arbitrators over 30 years of practice.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, those who use AI in connection with court filings will face a new question: when must that use be disclosed, and what must the disclosure say?
Gov. Newsom signed Senate Bill 574 on Sept. 30. The law adds section 6068.1 to the Business and Professions Code and amends section 128.7 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
The verification and confidentiality provisions are sensible and largely codify what careful lawyers already do. The disclosure provision is ...
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