j:Witness

Details about a person who has observed an incident.

Element information

Namespace: http://niem.gov/niem/domains/jxdm/4.0

Schema document: niem-constrained/domains/jxdm/4.0/jxdm.xsd

Type: j:WitnessType

Properties: Global, Qualified, Nillable

Content

Sequence [1..1]
1. nc:RoleOfPersonReference [0..1]A person of whom the role object is a function.
2. j:WitnessIdentification [0..1]A number or string identifying a witness.
3. j:WitnessAccountDescriptionText [0..1]A description or narrative of an incident as reported by the witness.
4. j:WitnessDate [0..1]A date a witness observed an incident.
5. j:WitnessLocationDescriptionText [0..1]A description of a location from which the witness observed an incident.
6. j:WitnessReportVerifiedIndicator [0..1]True if a witness's story has been corroborated or validated; false otherwise.
7. j:WitnessSpecialConditionText [0..1]A special condition a witness requires to testify.
8. j:WitnessWillTestifyIndicator [0..1]True if a witness is willing to testify; false otherwise.

Attributes

Name	Occ	Type	Description	Notes
s:id	[0..1]	xsd:ID	The id attribute is used to define XML IDs for NIEM objects. These IDs may be targets of reference elements, metadata attributes, and link metadata attributes.	from type s:ComplexObjectType
s:metadata	[0..1]	xsd:IDREFS	The attribute metadata allows an object to point to metadata that affects itself.	from type s:ComplexObjectType
s:linkMetadata	[0..1]	xsd:IDREFS	The linkMetadata attribute allows an element to point to metadata that affects the relationship between the context and the value of the object.	from type s:ComplexObjectType

Used in

NIEM reference target from lexslib:ObjectReference
NIEM reference target from lexslib:PayloadObjectReference
NIEM reference target from lexslib:SameAsDigestReference
Type lexsdigest:EntityPersonType (Element lexsdigest:EntityPerson)

Sample instance

<j:Witness s:id="Witness1"
           s:metadata="MWitness1">
   <nc:RoleOfPersonReference s:ref="Person2"/>
   <j:WitnessIdentification>
      <nc:IdentificationID>W1234</nc:IdentificationID>
      <nc:IdentificationEffectiveDate>
         <nc:Date>1967-08-13</nc:Date>
      </nc:IdentificationEffectiveDate>
      <nc:IdentificationExpirationDate>
         <nc:Date>1968-08-13</nc:Date>
      </nc:IdentificationExpirationDate>
      <nc:IdentificationJurisdictionText>Georgia</nc:IdentificationJurisdictionText>
      <nc:IdentificationSourceText>some source</nc:IdentificationSourceText>
      <nc:IdentificationStatus>
         <nc:StatusDate>
            <nc:Date>1967-08-13</nc:Date>
         </nc:StatusDate>
         <nc:StatusDescriptionText>Current</nc:StatusDescriptionText>
         <nc:StatusIssuerText>GBI</nc:StatusIssuerText>
      </nc:IdentificationStatus>
   </j:WitnessIdentification>
   <j:WitnessAccountDescriptionText>Guy jumped out and demanded money</j:WitnessAccountDescriptionText>
   <j:WitnessDate>
      <nc:Date>1967-08-13</nc:Date>
   </j:WitnessDate>
   <j:WitnessLocationDescriptionText>Across the street</j:WitnessLocationDescriptionText>
   <j:WitnessReportVerifiedIndicator>true</j:WitnessReportVerifiedIndicator>
   <j:WitnessSpecialConditionText>Cannot be identified by name</j:WitnessSpecialConditionText>
   <j:WitnessWillTestifyIndicator>true</j:WitnessWillTestifyIndicator>
</j:Witness>