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identification authority

The individual or group responsible for rendering identifications.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 006 Best Practices Recommendations for DNA Analysis for Human Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2019. Source link
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