Criminal Justice (Courts · Artificial Intelligence)

This bill requires that human court reporters must review and verify any official court transcripts or recordings generated by artificial intelligence. It applies to all state supreme, district, and appellate courts in Minnesota that maintain official verbatim records of their proceedings. The law mandates that a qualified court reporter must monitor the AI's output in real-time or after the fact to ensure it accurately reflects what was said in court, and this human-verified version becomes the official record if any errors are found. Additionally, courts must create policies to guide this oversight process and keep documentation proving that a human reviewed the AI-generated work before it was finalized. These rules will take effect on January 1, 2027, ensuring that technology assists rather than replaces human judgment in creating legal records.