Source: AOL

Florida Supreme Court issued an order on May 28, 2026, amending Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515(d)(2) to require anyone signing a court document to certify that “the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited.” The amendment applies to both licensed attorneys and unrepresented individuals and was adopted after the court acted on its own motion to address the integration of large language models and generative AI tools in legal research and drafting. The court’s per curiam opinion warned that AI tools “can generate content that appears plausible but is in fact inaccurate, including fabricated or ‘hallucinated’ authorities.”

The updated rule authorizes Florida courts to impose explicit sanctions for non‑compliance, listing potential penalties including formal reprimands, contempt charges, striking the document from the record, dismissal of the case, or ordering payment of costs and attorneys’ fees. The court’s accompanying commentary states the amendments were adopted “principally to create a statewide, uniform replacement for varied circuit court administrative orders imposing disclosure and certification requirements about the use of artificial intelligence in filings.” The change is scheduled to take effect June 15, 2026 at 12:01 a.m., and a 75‑day public comment period was opened, with August 11, 2026 as the deadline to submit comments or request oral argument. Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz and Justices Jorge Labarga, John D. Couriel, Jamie R. Grosshans, Renatha Francis, Meredith Sasso, and Joseph Lewis Jr. concurred.