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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

OSAC Registry

The OSAC Registry is a repository of selected published and proposed standards for forensic science. These documents contain minimum requirements, best practices, standard protocols, terminology, or other information to promote valid, reliable, and reproducible forensic results.

The standards on this Registry have undergone a technical and quality review process that actively encourages feedback from forensic science practitioners, research scientists, human factors experts, statisticians, legal experts, and the public. Placement on the Registry requires a consensus (as evidenced by 2/3 vote or more) of both the OSAC subcommittee that proposed the inclusion of the standard and the Forensic Science Standards Board.

OSAC encourages the forensic science community to implement the published and proposed standards on the Registry to help advance the practice of forensic science.

The OSAC Registry includes two types of standards:

  • SDO-published standards have completed the consensus process of an external standards developing organization (SDO) and have been approved by OSAC for placement on the Registry.
  • OSAC Proposed Standards have been drafted by OSAC and given to an SDO for further development and publication. They have undergone the same OSAC technical and quality review process as the SDO-published standards on the Registry. Each OSAC Proposed Standard may be revised during the SDO development process; once available, an SDO-published standard will replace the OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry after completing the technical and quality review at OSAC. To help fill the standards gap while an SDO completes its process, OSAC encourages the forensic science community to implement the OSAC Proposed Standards.

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ANSI/ASB Standard 202-25 ANSI/ASB Standard 202-25 Standard for Interactions Between Medicolegal Death Investigation Authorities and Organ and Tissue Procurement Organizations and Eye Banks, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2997-25 ANSI/ASTM E2997-25 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Biodiesel Products by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 151-25 ASB Technical Report 151-25 Medicolegal Death Investigation: Terms and Definitions, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 136-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 136-26 Forensic Laboratory Standard for Prevention, Monitoring, and Mitigation of Human DNA Contamination, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 091-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 091-26 Standard for Training in Analysis of Forensic Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Data, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 080-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 080-26 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Reporting and Review, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 079-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 079-26 Standard for Training in the Use of Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193-25 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193-25 Best Practice Recommendations for Determining What Scene and Death Locations a Medicolegal Death Investigation Authority Should Respond to for Investigation, 1st Ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2881-25 ANSI/ASTM E2881-25 Standard Test Method for Extraction and Derivatization of Vegetable Oils and Fats from Fire Debris and Liquid Samples with Analysis by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2999-25a ANSI/ASTM E2999-25a Standard Test Method for Analysis of Organic Compounds in Smokeless Powder by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3345-26 ANSI/ASTM E3345-26 Standard Practice for Opinions on the Interpretation of Primer Gunshot Residue (pGSR) Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (SEM/EDS) Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2998-25a ANSI/ASTM E2998-25a Standard Practice for Characterization and Classification of Smokeless Powder Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3450-26 ANSI/ASTM E3450-26 Standard Practice for Physical Fit Analysis Training Program Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3405-26 ANSI/ASTM E3405-26 Standard Practice for Forensic Fiber Training Program Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3149-26 ANSI/ASTM E3149-26 Standard Guide for Facial Image Comparison Feature List for Morphological Analysis Facial & Iris Identification ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2329-25 ANSI/ASTM E2329-25 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
SWGDE: 22-V-001-1.1 SWGDE: 22-V-001-1.1 Fundamentals of Resizing Imagery and Considerations for Legal Proceedings Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2022-S-0041 OSAC 2022-S-0041 Best Practice Recommendations for Internal Validation of DNA Extraction Methods Human Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
SWGDE: 17-V-002-1.4 SWGDE: 17-V-002-1.4 Best Practices for Data Acquisition from Digital Video Recorders Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2022-S-0040 OSAC 2022-S-0040 Standard for Internal Validation of DNA Extraction Methods Human Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
SWGDE: 17-F-002-2.1 SWGDE: 17-F-002-2.1 Best Practices for Computer Forensic Acquisitions Digital Evidence Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/NIST ITL-1: 2025 ANSI/NIST ITL-1: 2025 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Face & Other Biometric Information (rev of ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Updated: 2015) Interdisciplinary American National Standards Institute OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 071-25 ASB Technical Report 071-25 Forensic Document Examination Terms and Definitions, 1st Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3462-25 ANSI/ASTM E3462-25 Standard Guide for Interpretation and Reporting in Forensic Comparisons of Trace Materials Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3328-25 ANSI/ASTM E3328-25 Standard Guide for Forensic Collection, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation of Glass Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3497-26 ANSI/ASTM E3497-26 Standard Practice for the Collection of Primer Gunshot Residue (pGSR) Particles from Clothing, Vehicles, and Other Inanimate Objects using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Stubs Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3404-25 ANSI/ASTM E3404-25 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Fibers Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3501-25 ANSI/ASTM E3501-25 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3457-25 ANSI/ASTM E3457-25 Standard Guide for Detection and Preservation of Forensic Trace Evidence Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e2 ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e2 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination Digital Evidence, Facial & Iris Identification, Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 147-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 147-24 Standard for Analyzing Skeletal Trauma in Forensic Anthropology, 2024, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 133-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 133-24 Standard for Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2024, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2025-S-0014 OSAC 2025-S-0014 Guidelines for a Quality Assurance Program in Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2025-S-0013 OSAC 2025-S-0013 Standard for a Quality Assurance Program in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2025-S-0012 OSAC 2025-S-0012 Best Practice Recommendations for Publicly Sharing Short Tandem Repeat Data from Wildlife Panels Wildlife Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2024-S-0017 OSAC 2024-S-0017 Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination of Documentary Evidence Forensic Document Examination The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2024-S-0023 OSAC 2024-S-0023 Standard for the Systematic Verification of Alternative Training Aids for Detection Canine Disciplines Dogs & Sensors The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2025-S-0011 OSAC 2025-S-0011 Standard Guide for Polarized Light Microscopy in the Forensic Examination and Comparison of Soils Trace Materials The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2025-S-0010 OSAC 2025-S-0010 Standard Practice for Reporting Results of the Analysis of Seized Drugs Seized Drugs The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
OSAC 2024-S-0016 OSAC 2024-S-0016 Standard for Case File Management and Reporting in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASTM E3307-24 ANSI/ASTM E3307-24 Standard Practice for the Collection and Preservation of Organic Gunshot Residue (OGSR) Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3406-25e1 ANSI/ASTM E3406-25e1 Standard Guide for Microspectrophotometry in Forensic Fiber Analysis Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 127-22 ANSI/ASB Standard 127-22 Standard for the Preservation and Examination of Charred Documents, 2022, 1st Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2926-25e1 ANSI/ASTM E2926-25e1 Standard Test Method for Forensic Comparison of Glass Using Micro X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 070-22 ANSI/ASB Standard 070-22 Standard for Examination of Handwritten Items, 2022, 1st Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3423-24 ANSI/ASTM E3423-24 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Explosives by Polarized Light Microscopy Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2023-N-0025 OSAC 2023-N-0025 Standard for Education and Training in Forensic Odontology Forensic Odontology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science In SDO Development, OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASB Standard 056-25 ANSI/ASB Standard 056-25 Standard for Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty in Forensic Toxicology, 2025, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 017-25 ANSI/ASB Standard 017-25 Standard Practices for Measurement Traceability in Forensic Toxicology, 2025, 2nd Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2025-N-0003 OSAC 2025-N-0003 Standard Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry
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