---
title: LegalNote
summary: API reference for LegalNote.
status: draft
owner: SAIF Doc Gen
last_reviewed: 2026-09-24
library: SAIF.SAIFCode.Core
reference_type: package
---

# LegalNote

`LegalNote` is a data-carrier contract (DTO) in the Legal / Notes area of SAIF.SAIFCode.Core, exposing the properties SAIF.Services and its consumers read and populate for this entity*.

## Purpose
- Carries data for the Legal / Notes area, consumed by SAIF.Services and other layers that reference this library's contracts*.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Core.Contracts.Legal.Notes`
- Kind: Class
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Core` (NuGet package `SAIF.SAIFCode.Core`)

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `Id` | `long Id { get; set; }` | Represents the ID associated with this LegalNote*. |
| `CaseId` | `long CaseId { get; set; }` | Uniquely identifies the case value recorded on this LegalNote*. |
| `Category` | `NoteCategory Category { get; set; }` | Represents the category associated with this LegalNote*. |
| `Text` | `string Text { get; set; }` | Holds free-text text recorded against this LegalNote*. |
| `UpdateNumber` | `int UpdateNumber { get; set; }` | Uniquely identifies the update recorded on this LegalNote*. |
| `AppendText` | `string AppendText { get; set; }` | Holds free-text text recorded against this LegalNote*. |
| `CreateDate` | `DateTime CreateDate { get; set; }` | Records the date of the create*. |
| `CreateUser` | `string CreateUser { get; set; }` | Identifies the user tied to the create on this LegalNote*. |
| `UpdateDate` | `DateTime? UpdateDate { get; set; }` | Records the date of the update*. |
| `UpdateUser` | `string UpdateUser { get; set; }` | Identifies the user tied to the update on this LegalNote*. |
| `CanEdit` | `bool CanEdit { get; set; }` | Represents the can edit associated with this LegalNote*. |
| `CanEditNoteInfo` | `bool CanEditNoteInfo { get; set; }` | Represents the can edit note info associated with this LegalNote*. |
| `IsSystemCreatedNote` | `bool IsSystemCreatedNote { get; set; }` | Indicates whether system created note applies to this LegalNote*. |

> **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
- Core/SAIF.Core/Contracts/Legal/Notes/LegalNote.cs