Recommended to me by my instructor - mimic Title 11, Sec. 1441 wording, and have your reference answer 'Yes' , and reason, - 'for his (her) personal protection, and the protection of his (her) family, and protection of his (her) property. Same thing also recommended by Superior Court judge at a legal conference (DASAL) I attended 2 years ago. What was NOT recommended by the judge (as an example) - "He goes to the auction (farmers market, etc.) every Saturday with a large amount of cash"
I wrote out the wording for my references, and asked each of them to change it up a little. Would you rather ask a reference to re-do the form, or risk giving the state an excuse to deny or delay your application ??
If only 1 out of 5 references answers 'No', it may not matter. Also, FYI, I don't know how carefully the state checks background of reference, but I submitted 6 references , just in case 1 of them had a 'past' I was not aware of !!