Security Officer Incident Affidavit Draft

What a good one includes

• Your full legal name, security guard license number, employer name, and the specific patrol location or post at the time of the incident.
• A minute-by-minute timeline detailing exactly when you observed the behavior, when dispatch was notified, and when local authorities arrived.
• Objective, sensory descriptions of the subjects and environment, focusing on physical actions, clothing, speech patterns, and weather conditions.
• A precise breakdown of your own actions, including verbal commands given, physical force used if any, and medical aid rendered.
• A comprehensive list of all collected physical evidence, photos taken, security camera footage timestamps, and contact info for any witnesses.
• A formal attestation clause stating under penalty of perjury that the facts presented are true and correct, prepared for a notary public signature.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Using emotional or subjective terms like 'the suspect was acting crazy' instead of describing concrete actions like 'the suspect was shouting and waving their arms.'
• Relying on rough approximations of time rather than cross-referencing your dispatch logs or digital system clocks for exact timestamps.
• Failing to establish your legal authority to be on the property or the specific facility policies you were enforcing when the encounter began.
• Speculating about a suspect's motives or filling in memory gaps with assumptions rather than stating clearly what you did not see.

Frequently asked questions