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The person who witnesses the signature can be anybody, with just a few exceptions. Witnesses must be 19 years of age or older, they must be sane, and they shouldn't be another party to the agreement or someone who stands to benefit from the agreement. ''It is not necessary to pay to have a lawyer or notary public serve as witness.''
The role of the witness is to simply say that the witness knew the person signing the agreement and saw him or her they sign the agreement: "I saw Frank sign the agreement, and I knew it was Frank because Frank has been my neighbour for the last six years" or "I saw Ming sign the agreement, and I knew it was Ming because I saw her driver's licence and the picture matched Ming's appearance and the name on the licence matched the name on the agreement."
Signing the agreement does not make the witness a party to the agreement or put the witness under any obligation at all to either party.