Rhode Island
R.I. Supreme Court Order, In re Amendments to Article V, Rule 1.1 of the Supreme Court Rules (Professional Conduct) and Adoption of Interim Generative AI Guidelines (June 2026)
Effective June 17, 2026 · Verified October 14, 2026.
Information about court rules, not legal advice. Rules change; read the order itself before you file.
Advisory guidelines (not binding) say lawyers must review GAI output for accuracy and verify citations and statements of fact or law before filing; Rule 1.1 Comment [6] amended on technology competence.
“Before submitting or filing any documents or other work product created by, with, or through a GAI tool, a lawyer must review all such outputs for accuracy and correctness, verify citations and statements of fact or law”
The order states the guidelines are "advisory in nature" and do not carry the force of law. It also includes guidelines for judges.
Individual courts or judges in Rhode Island may have their own orders.
Rules change, and individual judges and courts may have their own orders. Check the court's site and your judge's standing orders before you file.
Verify before you file. Start with one citation.
HallucinX checks that each cited case exists and that quoted text appears in the opinion. The duty to verify stays with you; this makes it faster.