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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More info	Designation Number	Title	OSAC Subcommittee(s)	Document Owner	Status	Date added to the Registry Sort ascending
	ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18	ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, 2018, 1st Ed.	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	05/12/2020
Title ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, 2018, 1st Ed. Standard Number ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18 Date added to the registry 05/12/2020 Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Public Comment Document Files ASB 020 Comments SDO Published Standard Url https://www.aafs.org/asb-standard/standard-validation-studies-dna-mixtures-and-development-and-verification-laboratorys Factsheet Checklist
	ANSI/ASB Standard 040-19	ANSI/ASB Standard 040-19 Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, 2019, 1st Ed.	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	05/12/2020
Title ANSI/ASB Standard 040-19 Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, 2019, 1st Ed. Standard Number ANSI/ASB Standard 040-19 Date added to the registry 05/12/2020 Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Public Comment Document Files ASB 040 Comments SDO Published Standard Url https://www.aafs.org/asb-standard/standard-forensic-dna-interpretation-and-comparison-protocols Factsheet Checklist
	ISO 21043-2:2018	ISO 21043-2:2018 Forensic sciences - Part 2: Recognition, recording, collecting, transport and storage of items	Interdisciplinary	International Organization for Standardization	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	12/03/2019
Title ISO 21043-2:2018 Forensic sciences - Part 2: Recognition, recording, collecting, transport and storage of items Standard Number ISO 21043-2:2018 Date added to the registry 12/03/2019 Document Owner International Organization for Standardization OSAC Committee(s) Interdisciplinary Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard SDO Published Standard Url https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso:21043:-2:ed-1:v1:en
	ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037-19	ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037-19 Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology, 2019, 1st Ed.	Forensic Toxicology	Academy Standards Board	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	11/05/2019
Title ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037-19 Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology, 2019, 1st Ed. Standard Number ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037-19 Date added to the registry 11/05/2019 Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Toxicology Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Public Comment Document Files ASB 037 Comment Adjudication SDO Published Standard Url https://www.aafs.org/asb-standard/guidelines-opinions-and-testimony-forensic-toxicology Factsheet Checklist
	ASTM E3148-18	ASTM E3148-18 Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture	Facial & Iris Identification	ASTM International	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	11/05/2019
Title ASTM E3148-18 Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture Standard Number ASTM E3148-18 Date added to the registry 11/05/2019 Document Owner ASTM International OSAC Committee(s) Facial & Iris Identification Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Superceded by ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 (2023) Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture Supporting documents ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture OSAC Comment Instructions NOTE: ASTM has withdrawn ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 and reapproved ANSI/ASTM E3148-18(2023). OSAC is currently evaluating ANSI/ASTM E3148-18(2023). SDO Comment Instructions ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: http://www.nist.gov/customcf/astmlaunchcode.htm SDO Published Standard Url https://compass.astm.org/document/?contentCode=ASTM%7CE3148-18R23%7Cen-US Factsheet Checklist
	ASB Technical Report 025-17	ASB Technical Report 025-17 Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, 2017, 1st Ed.	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	10/01/2019
Title ASB Technical Report 025-17 Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, 2017, 1st Ed. Standard Number ASB Technical Report 025-17 Date added to the registry 10/01/2019 Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Public Comment Document Files ASB 025 comment adjudication SDO Published Standard Url https://www.aafs.org/asb-standard/crime-scenedeath-investigation-dogs-and-sensors-terms-and-definitions
	ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 010-18	ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 010-18 Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority, 2018, 1st Ed.	Medicolegal Death Investigation	Academy Standards Board	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	09/05/2019
Title ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 010-18 Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority, 2018, 1st Ed. Standard Number ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 010-18 Date added to the registry 09/05/2019 Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard SDO Published Standard Url https://www.aafs.org/asb-standard/forensic-anthropology-disaster-victim-identification-best-practice-recommendations Factsheet Checklist
	ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007-18	ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007-18 Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential Automated Fingerprint Identification System Databases, 2018, 1st Ed.	Medicolegal Death Investigation	Academy Standards Board	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	09/05/2019
Title ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007-18 Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential Automated Fingerprint Identification System Databases, 2018, 1st Ed. Standard Number ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007-18 Date added to the registry 09/05/2019 Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Superceded by ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007-24 Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) Databases, 2024, 2nd Ed. SDO Published Standard Url https://www.aafs.org/asb-standard/postmortem-impression-submission-strategy-comprehensive-searches-essential-automated Factsheet Checklist
	ISO/IEC 17025:2017	ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories	Interdisciplinary	International Organization for Standardization	SDO Published Standard, OSAC Registry	06/18/2019
Title ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories Standard Number ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Date added to the registry 06/18/2019 Document Owner International Organization for Standardization OSAC Committee(s) Interdisciplinary Status SDO Published Standard OSAC Registry Public Comment Document Files ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Public Comments SDO Published Standard Url https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso-iec:17025:ed-3:v1:en
	ADA 1088-2017D	ADA 1088-2017D Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis	Forensic Odontology	American Dental Association	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	03/07/2019
Title ADA 1088-2017D Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis Standard Number ADA 1088-2017D Date added to the registry 03/07/2019 Document Owner American Dental Association OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Odontology Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Superceded by ADA 1088-2020D Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis Public Comment Document Files ADA 1088, No Comments Received SDO Published Standard Url https://engage.ada.org/p/eg/ada-technical-report-no-1088-human-identification-by-comparative-dental-analysis-e-book-1230 Factsheet
	ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D	ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D Forensic Dental Data Set	Forensic Odontology	American Dental Association	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	02/14/2019
Title ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D Forensic Dental Data Set Standard Number ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D Date added to the registry 02/14/2019 Document Owner American Dental Association OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Odontology Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Superceded by ANSI/ADA 1058-2020D Forensic Dental Data Set SDO Published Standard Url https://engage.ada.org/p/eg/ansiada-standard-no-1058-for-forensic-dental-data-set-1307 Factsheet
	ANSI/ASTM E3085-17	ANSI/ASTM E3085-17 Standard Guide for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations	Trace Materials	ASTM International	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	09/11/2018
Title ANSI/ASTM E3085-17 Standard Guide for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations Standard Number ANSI/ASTM E3085-17 Date added to the registry 09/11/2018 Document Owner ASTM International OSAC Committee(s) Trace Materials Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Superceded by ANSI/ASTM E3085-26e1 Standard Guide for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations SDO Comment Instructions ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: http://www.nist.gov/customcf/astmlaunchcode.htm Public Comment Document Files ASTM E3085 Comments SDO Published Standard Url https://compass.astm.org/document/?contentCode=ASTM%7CE3085-17%7Cen-US&page=1 Factsheet Checklist
	ANSI/ASTM E2937-18	ANSI/ASTM E2937-18 Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations	Trace Materials	ASTM International	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	06/28/2018
Title ANSI/ASTM E2937-18 Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations Standard Number ANSI/ASTM E2937-18 Date added to the registry 06/28/2018 Document Owner ASTM International OSAC Committee(s) Trace Materials Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Superceded by ANSI/ASTM E2937-26 Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations SDO Comment Instructions ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: https://www.nist.gov/osac/astm-launch-code SDO Published Standard Url https://compass.astm.org/document/?contentCode=ASTM%7CE2937-18%7Cen-US&page=1 Factsheet Checklist
	ANSI/ASTM E1610-18	ANSI/ASTM E1610-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison	Trace Materials	ASTM International	OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard	06/26/2018
Title ANSI/ASTM E1610-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison Standard Number ANSI/ASTM E1610-18 Date added to the registry 06/26/2018 Document Owner ASTM International OSAC Committee(s) Trace Materials Status OSAC Registry SDO Published Standard Superceded by ANSI/ASTM E1610-26 Standard Guide for Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison SDO Comment Instructions ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: https://www.nist.gov/osac/astm-launch-code Public Comment Document Files ANSI/ASTM 1610-18 No Comments SDO Published Standard Url https://compass.astm.org/document/?contentCode=ASTM%7CE1610-18%7Cen-US Factsheet Checklist

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ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18

ANSI/ASB Standard 020-18 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, 2018, 1st Ed.

Human Forensic Biology

Academy Standards Board

OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard