18th Circuit AO 26-10 — Generative AI Disclosure Mandate [RESCINDED eff. 2026-06-01]
Summary
18th Circuit AO 26-10 — Generative AI Disclosure Mandate [RESCINDED eff. 2026-06-01]
Requirement
[RESCINDED June 1, 2026 by AO 26-24; statewide preemption context: Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2) as amended by SC2026-0673 + AOSC26-12, both effective June 15, 2026.] AO 26-10 (entered 2026-02-13) was the 18th Circuit OWN-MANDATE: DISCLOSURE OF USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY ATTORNEYS AND SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS (verified title; the original operative text was removed from the site before capture and is preserved as UNVERIFIED — no fabricated language). Rescission verbatim (AO 26-24, live-fetched + hashed): WHEREAS, this Court entered Administrative Order 26-10 to address the Court concerns regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of pleadings, motions, memoranda, and proposed orders; WHEREAS, the Chief Justice ... has issued In re Amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.515, No. SC2026-0673 (Fla. May 28, 2026); and WHEREAS, the Chief Justice ... has issued AOSC26-12 directing circuits to operate under the authority of the amended rule, 2.515(d)(2), effective June 15, 2026. ... IT IS ORDERED: Administrative Order 26-10 is hereby rescinded. DONE AND ORDERED this 1st day of June, 2026. MELANIE CHASE, CHIEF JUDGE.
Source of truth
- Official source
- https://flcourts18.org/document/26-10/
- Source health
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- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 19, 2026fable-5 18th-circuit arbitrated ingest 2026-07-20
Reviewer note: Historical OWN-MANDATE, cleanly rescinded pre-preemption. Superseded_by link to fl-rja-2-515-authorities-exist. No active AI mandates remain in the 18th.
Related rules
AO 2026-03-Gen — Use of AI in Court Filings [VACATED eff. 6/15/2026 by AO 2026-19-Gen]
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.
AO 24-20 — Circuit Civil Active Case Management
Every circuit-civil case reviewed within 120 days of commencement and assigned a track (complex, streamlined, or general); case management orders required; firm continuance policy; sanctions for missed deadlines. Rescinds AO 21-09.
AM 23-C — Uniform Average Time Standards for hearings
Circuit-civil hearing-availability standards: motion calendars ~2 weeks from request; 15-30 min special sets within 45-60 days; longer special sets scale.
AO 22-02 — Docket index numbers on notices + proposed orders
Every attorney-generated notice of hearing and every proposed order must list the docket index number / motion identifier of the motion at issue.