AI Rules for Georgia Law Firms
Last verified July 8, 2026
Georgia has no formal bar advisory opinion on AI yet, but that doesn't mean your firm operates in a vacuum. A newly signed chatbot disclosure statute, an informal but authoritative State Bar toolkit, and a statewide judicial council report on AI in the courts together set out what your firm needs to track now and over the next year.
Where Georgia Stands
Georgia has not issued a formal bar advisory opinion on attorney AI use. Instead, the State Bar of Georgia has published a Generative AI Toolkit as informal guidance, and it is the document regulators and courts will reference until a formal opinion exists. On the legislative side, Governor signed SB 540, the AI Chatbot Disclosure and Child Safety Act, into law in May 2026 during the 2025-2026 session. Separately, the Judicial Council of Georgia's Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts issued a Report and Recommendations addressing how AI policy will roll out across Georgia's courts.
What Your Firm Must Do
The State Bar's Generative AI Toolkit calls for firms to build practices now around competence, confidentiality, independent citation verification, and staff training on AI tools. If your firm operates a public-facing AI chat or intake bot, SB 540 requires you to confirm whether you qualify as a covered operator, and if so, to add AI-identity disclosure, minor safeguards, and crisis-response protocols before the law's July 1, 2027 compliance deadline. The Attorney General enforces SB 540, with civil penalties of up to $10,000 per knowing violation.
What's Still Developing
The Judicial Council's Ad Hoc Committee report lays out eight recommendations for Georgia courts to phase in AI policies over roughly three years. There is no statewide disclosure rule for AI-assisted filings today, so your firm should check the local rules and standing orders of each court where you appear rather than assume a single statewide standard applies.
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