What is in the witness statements and where can I find an example?
Witness statements may not take the form of pre-printed statements that are simply signed by the witness. Each statement must be compiled by the witness themselves (on their own headed notepaper/letterhead where possible) and include the witnesses signature and full contact information (including name, address, telephone number and/or email address). The statements should confirm (with detail where necessary) that you have abided by the guidelines. Each statement must make clear exactly when that particular witness was “on duty” (i.e. 11:25 am EST) on 9/28/06) in the presence of a notary. The organizer of each site can access a sample witness statement for both the witness and the independent witness from their password protected account. It is available in a downloadable format and should be used as a reference for the respective witnesses to create their own.
