{"article":{"slug":"california-sb-574-lawyers-ai","kind":"rule","source":{"title":"SB-574 Attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative resolution providers (Chapter 858)","url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB574","date":"2026-09-30"},"headline":"California's new lawyer AI law starts in January, with broader citation checks","whatChanged":"Governor Newsom signed SB 574 on September 30. From January 1, 2027, attorneys may not delegate legal practice to generative AI. Confidential inputs must be restricted to the attorney and people authorized under confidentiality obligations. Attorneys using AI must take reasonable steps to verify outputs and correct errors, and disclose AI use for documents submitted to court. Separately, responsible attorneys must personally verify citations in covered court papers, whether AI-generated or not; the filing provision has a discovery exception. Arbitrators may not delegate any part of decisionmaking to generative AI.","whyItMatters":"Companies hiring California lawyers can use the months before January to discuss which AI tools touch company information and who can access it. These provisions address attorneys and arbitrators rather than imposing the same duties on their clients. The broader citation requirement matters even when a document was written without AI. A company can also borrow the practical approach for staff: restrict sensitive inputs and name the person responsible for checking output.","issuer":"California Governor","glance":"Newsom signed SB 574 on September 30; California's new attorney AI duties take effect January 1, 2027.","status":"enacted","action":"Ask your law firm which AI tools it uses on your matters and what data goes into them.","companyLabel":"Public edition"},"issue":{"id":"2026-10-05","publishedLabel":"Week of October 5, 2026","isLatest":true},"position":{"index":4,"total":6},"next":{"slug":"california-sb-947-no-robo-bosses","headline":"No Robo Bosses starts July 2027, with separate rules for sole and primary reliance"},"session":null}