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@@ -147,15 +147,11 @@ This represents a snapshot of the Code of Virginia as it existed on that date.
    - cross-reference hyperlinks  
    - historical citations  
 4. **Canonical URL mapping**: each section includes its LIS URL for reference.  
-5. **Validation checks** for:
-   - missing text  
-   - broken links  
-   - duplicate or inconsistent numbering  
-6. Exported into **sharded JSONL** files (`train-000xx`) compatible with Hugging Face Datasets.
+
 
 ### Licensing & Data Rights
 
-The Code of Virginia is **public law**, and the statutory text is publicly accessible.  
+The Code of Virginia is **public domain**, and the statutory text is publicly accessible.  
 No copyrighted commentary, annotations, or proprietary publisher material is included.  
 No personal information, case records, or PII appear in this dataset.
 
@@ -169,16 +165,6 @@ No personal information, case records, or PII appear in this dataset.
 - Historical notes, repealed markings, and cross-references are included and may require preprocessing depending on use case.
 - Some sections include internal hyperlinks to other LIS pages which may shift as the LIS site updates.
 
-### Appropriate Use Cases
-
-This dataset is well-suited for:
-
-- Legal retrieval and semantic search  
-- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)  
-- Embedding and indexing pipelines  
-- Statutory summarization  
-- Legal NLP research and benchmarking  
-
 ### Ethical & Responsible AI Considerations
 
 - Models trained on statutes **cannot substitute for legal advice**.