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Rule 5.33 of the Tarrant County Local Rules (Part 5, criminal courts), adopted by majority vote of the criminal judges on March 27, 2026: every motion and brief filed in the county's 21 criminal courts must carry a signed certification stating whether the document was created using artificial intelligence; where A.I. was used the certification must also attest that a human verified every A.I.-generated quotation, source, citation, argument and analysis and that the filer accepts responsibility for the document; the court may demand disclosure of the A.I.-created parts and the tool used; violations and false certifications are sanctionable, including striking the filing or contempt.
Texas > Tarrant County > all motions and briefs filed in the Criminal Courts (County Criminal Courts Nos. 1–10, Criminal District Courts Nos. 1–4, and the 213th, 297th, 371st, 372nd, 396th, 432nd and 485th District Courts), by attorneys and self-represented filers alike.
Rule 5.33: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings "(a) Artificial Intelligence (“A.I.”) means a computer tool (whether referred to as generative artificial intelligence or by another name) capable of generating new content, such as images and text, in response to a submitted prompt. (b) A party who files a document created with the assistance of A.I. shall ensure the accuracy of all drafted language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analyses created or contributed to by A.I. (c) All motions and briefs filed with the court shall include a certification, signed by the filing party, attesting either that the document was created using A.I. or that the document was not created using A.I. (d) If A.I. was used to create the document, the certification in Rule 5.33(c) shall also include the following statements: (1) All drafted language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analyses created or contributed to by A.I. have been verified as accurate by a human being, and (2) The filing party understands and acknowledges that he or she will be held responsible for any document he or she files that violates this Rule regardless of who drafted the document. (e) Upon the court’s request, the filing party shall disclose the specific parts of the document created with the assistance of A.I. and the name of the A.I. used. (f) A violation of this Rule or filing a false certification may subject a party to sanctions, including but not limited to striking the noncompliant filing or contempt proceedings." "Local Rule 5.33 adopted by majority vote of the judges of the Criminal Courts of Tarrant County, Texas on March 27, 2026."
Rule 5.33: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings "(a) Artificial Intelligence (“A.I.”) means a computer tool (whether referred to as generative artificial intelligence or by another name) capable of generating new content, such as images and text, in response to a submitted prompt. (b) A party who files a document created with the assistance of A.I. shall ensure the accuracy of all draft
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration read in full 2026-09-05; Rule 5.33 quoted verbatim and complete. Adopted Mar. 27, 2026; effective on OCA publication per Rule 5.8 (this edition registered 2026-08-27). The seventh registered AI instrument of the Eighth Region and Tarrant County's first. Composed benchpath-ajr8-tarrant. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/criminal-courts/Documents/criminal-courts-admin/Rules_Governing_Proceedings_In_Cases_Before_The_Criminal_Courts_2026.pdf (older edition).
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