CA AB2811

Requires attorneys to execute and maintain affidavits for 7 years certifying whether generative artificial intelligence was used in drafting each document filed in state or federal court within California.

Attorneys must file the affidavit with the court upon request or court order, provided the 7-year retention period has not expired.

Affidavit must state either that no generative AI was used, or that AI was used but all generated text, citations, and legal analysis were reviewed for accuracy and approved by a human.

Defines "generative artificial intelligence" as a machine-based system that perceives environments, abstracts perceptions into models, and uses model inference to formulate options for information or action.