Supreme Court of Virginia Rules for Generative AI Use

AI-use reference. Current published rules; amendedMay7 2025. Applies to: Individuals under Chief Justice's administrative authority, for judicial-system work or court-issued devices; not all city employees or every litigant by this document alone. Requirements or purpose: Verify AI content; do not rely on it as sole authority; training/certification; DeepSeek prohibition; preapproval/registration and strict data limits for other tools; report disclosures; follow applicable laws/ethics. Criminal decisions require human involvement under cited § 19.2-11.14. Limits: Other courts' local filing rules are not automatically Newport News rules. Current NN circuit/general-district pages did not reveal locally linked AI rules in this search; that is a search limit, not proof none exist. Vetted-tool appendix was last updated November 14 2024.