FLORIDA SUPREME COURT AMENDS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TO ADDRESS “HALLUCINATED” CASES IN COURT FILINGS

Effective June 15, 2026, courts across Florida will have official authority to sanction both attorneys and pro se litigants who file pleadings generated by artificial intelligence (“AI”) if unchecked authorities in those filings are fabricated or “hallucinated” by AI. In re Amends. to Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515, No. SC2026-0673, 2026 LX 282808 (May 28, 2026).

Prior to the amendments to Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin 2.515, parties intending to file court documents were required to affirm (by signing the document) that they complied with all procedural rules, had authority to sign the document, did not publish confidential information, read the document, verified the validity of the grounds asserted in the document, and did not file the document for purposes of delay.i

The recent amendment, added to subsection (d) of rule 2.515, was prompted by the rapidly increasing reliance on AI in the drafting of legal documents.ii In addition to the above requirements, rule 2.515(d)(2) now also requires that the signor affirm that “the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited.” In the event a party violates any of the above requirements, courts are authorized to impose sanctions, including “reprimand, contempt, striking of the document, dismissal of proceedings, costs, attorneys' fees, or other sanctions.”

Importantly, the Court advised the amendment would apply both to filings prepared by attorneys and those filings prepared by unrepresented parties. The added requirement is a welcome addition to the administrative rules and, as noted by the Court, will improve the accuracy and integrity of court filings. Although the amendment has already taken effect, the Court also welcomed commentary on the amendment and may further revise the language after the window for comments closes on August 11, 2026.

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1. Effective June 15, 2026, courts across Florida will have official authority to sanction both attorneys and pro se litigants who file pleadings generated by artificial intelligence (“AI”) if unchecked authorities in those filings are fabricated or “hallucinated” by AI. In re Amends. to Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515, No. SC2026-0673, 2026 LX 282808 (May 28, 2026).

2. Prompted by the rapidly increasing reliance on AI, rule 2.515(d)(2) now requires that the signor affirm that “the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited.” In the event a party violates the requirements of rule 2.515 courts are authorized to impose sanctions, including “reprimand, contempt, striking of the document, dismissal of proceedings, costs, attorneys' fees, or other sanctions.”

3. Both attorneys and pro se litigants are required to comply with the new amendments and both are subject to sanctions if they fail to comply. Although the amendment has already taken effect, the Court also welcomed commentary on the amendment and may further revise the language after the window for comments closes on August 11, 2026.

i Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d).

ii In re Amends. to Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515, at *2. Future references to this

opinion are to this citation until indicated otherwise.

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