New York Courts Put AI Verification Duties Into Court Rules
New York’s Unified Court System adopted Part 161, effective June 1, requiring lawyers and parties using AI for court submissions to understand the tool’s limits and independently ensure filings contain no fabricated cases, statutes or other material.
BY TRANSATLANTIC DESK · JUNE 17, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
New York’s Unified Court System adopted Part 161, effective June 1, requiring lawyers and parties using AI for court submissions to understand the tool’s limits and independently ensure filings contain no fabricated cases, statutes or other material. The rule does not require AI-use disclosure, but it ties AI review directly to existing certification duties and leaves sanctions on the table for failures. For US firms, this is another signal that courts are moving from general AI warnings to proceduralized verification duties. AI adoption programs now need filing-specific controls, not just broad acceptable-use policies.