# LegalValueLevel - Schema.org Enumeration Type

> Source: https://schema.org/LegalValueLevel
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:48:19.767Z

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A Schema.org Enumeration Type

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A list of possible levels for the legal validity of a legislation.

Instances of [LegalValueLevel](https://schema.org/LegalValueLevel "LegalValueLevel") may appear as a value for the following properties

Property

On Types

Description

[legislationLegalValue](https://schema.org/legislationLegalValue "legislationLegalValue")

[LegislationObject](https://schema.org/LegislationObject "LegislationObject")

The legal value of this legislation file. The same legislation can be written in multiple files with different legal values. Typically a digitally signed PDF have a "stronger" legal value than the HTML file of the same act.

#### Enumeration members

-   [AuthoritativeLegalValue](https://schema.org/AuthoritativeLegalValue "AuthoritativeLegalValue")
-   [DefinitiveLegalValue](https://schema.org/DefinitiveLegalValue "DefinitiveLegalValue")
-   [OfficialLegalValue](https://schema.org/OfficialLegalValue "OfficialLegalValue")
-   [UnofficialLegalValue](https://schema.org/UnofficialLegalValue "UnofficialLegalValue")

### Acknowledgements

This entry is derived from the [ELI ontology](http://publications.europa.eu/mdr/eli/index.html) (European Legislation Identifier). ELI is an initiative of some national legislation publishers endorsed by EU countries and Institutions, to identify, describe and link legislation on the web, and is led by the [ELI taskforce](http://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli-register/about.html).

#### Source

[https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1156](https://github.com/schemaorg/schemaorg/issues/1156)

[https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/model/-/resource/dataset/eli](https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/model/-/resource/dataset/eli)