---
title: Contact
summary: API reference for Contact.
status: draft
owner: Technical Writer
last_reviewed: 2026-07-31
library: SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls
reference_type: package
---

# Contact

Shared recipient-contact base model for preset-driven policy document distribution.

## Purpose
- Provide the common recipient display-name, paperless flag, and address fields used by policy-holder, agent, and third-party contacts.
- Centralize contact-type validation so the payload stays within the API's supported recipient codes.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls`

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| IsValidContactType | `public static bool IsValidContactType(string contactType)` | Checks whether a supplied recipient code is one of the three contact types supported by the preset-distribution contract ([BR-AAC-020](../../../../../../business-rules.md#br-aac-020-only-configured-recipient-codes-are-valid)). |
| FormattedName | `public string FormattedName { get; set; }` | Recipient's display name, shared by policy-holder, agent, and third-party contacts for labeling and CC formatting. |
| IsPaperless | `public bool IsPaperless { get; set; }` | Indicates the recipient has opted out of paper delivery.* |
| Address | `public Address Address { get; set; }` | Recipient's mailing address, used when the preset-distribution service delivers by mail. |

## Behavioral notes
- Concrete subclasses supply role-specific `CCName` and `ContactType` values.
- Only public members are documented here; the protected recipient-code implementation stays internal to the hierarchy.

## Constraints and usage notes
- The class validates only contact-type codes, not address completeness or recipient eligibility.

> **Note:** Statements marked with * were inferred from code structure, naming conventions, or
> contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available in source artifacts. Statements
> marked with ** could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

## Sources
- `Business\SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls\PolicyDocumentConfig.cs`