Witness Statement Template Generator

Create a professionally formatted witness statement document.

Case Information

Court Name:

Case Name (Plaintiff v. Defendant):

Case Number:

Date of Statement:

Parties' Details

Witness Full Name:

Witness Full Address:

Declarant Full Name (person signing):

Declarant's Title:

Statement Content

Enter the full witness statement below. It is standard practice to number each paragraph.

Review & Download Statement

Review the formatted document below. To make changes, use the 'Previous' button or click on the tabs above.

Your formatted statement will appear here.

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`; }; /** * Downloads the generated statement as a PDF document. */ const downloadPDF = async () => { // Ensure the required objects are available on the window object. if (typeof window.jspdf === 'undefined' || typeof window.html2canvas === 'undefined') { console.error("jsPDF or html2canvas is not loaded."); return; // Exit if libraries aren't loaded. } const { jsPDF } = window.jspdf; const content = document.getElementById('pdf-output-container'); downloadPdfBtn.textContent = 'Generating...'; downloadPdfBtn.disabled = true; try { const pdf = new jsPDF({ orientation: 'portrait', unit: 'pt', format: 'letter' // US Letter size }); await pdf.html(content, { margin: [60, 60, 60, 60], // Margins for a formal document autoPaging: 'text', width: 495, // Letter width (612pt) - margins (60pt * 2) windowWidth: 700, html2canvas: { scale: 0.8, useCORS: true } }); const caseName = (getText('caseName', 'witness_statement')).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, '_').toLowerCase(); pdf.save(`${caseName}.pdf`); } catch (error) { console.error("Error generating PDF:", error); } finally { downloadPdfBtn.textContent = 'Download as PDF'; downloadPdfBtn.disabled = false; } }; // --- Event Listeners --- tabs.forEach(tab => { tab.addEventListener('click', () => showTab(parseInt(tab.dataset.tab, 10))); }); nextBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { if (currentTab < totalTabs) showTab(currentTab + 1); }); prevBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { if (currentTab > 1) showTab(currentTab - 1); }); if(downloadPdfBtn) { downloadPdfBtn.addEventListener('click', downloadPDF); } // Auto-fill declarant name from witness name if it's empty const witnessNameInput = document.getElementById('witnessName'); const declarantNameInput = document.getElementById('declarantName'); if (witnessNameInput && declarantNameInput) { witnessNameInput.addEventListener('blur', () => { if (!declarantNameInput.value.trim()) { declarantNameInput.value = witnessNameInput.value; } }); } // --- Initial Setup --- showTab(1); // Initialize view to the first tab });