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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Library

OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Library is an interactive database of the current forensic science standards landscape. The term "standard" applies collectively to a document and can be a best practice recommendation, classification, code, guide, method/test method, practice, specification, or vocabulary/terminology. The elements required in a "standard" will differ by the type of document and by the standards developing organization (SDO).

Visit the OSAC Registry to see the SDO published and OSAC Proposed Standards that have been approved by OSAC and are endorsed for implementation.

Search for the following types of standards in the OSAC Forensic Science Standards Library:

  • OSAC Registry: The OSAC Registry is a repository of selected SDO published and OSAC Proposed Standards that have been approved and are endorsed by OSAC for implementation.
  • OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.
  • SDO Published: This is a standard that has been developed through the consensus process and has been published by a standards developing organization (SDO). An SDO published standard is available to the forensic science community and may be considered for the OSAC Registry.
  • In SDO Development: This is a standard that is currently under development at an SDO. The standard may have been initially drafted within OSAC and sent to the SDO for further development, or it may have been started directly at the SDO.
  • OSAC Proposed: This is a standard that was initiated and drafted by OSAC and will eventually be sent to an SDO for further development and publication. An OSAC Proposed Standard may or may not be included on the OSAC Registry.
  • Under Development: This is a working draft inside of OSAC and not yet publicly available.

Forensic Science Standards Library

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ANSI/ASTM E2548-16 ANSI/ASTM E2548-16 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3245-20e1 ANSI/ASTM E3245-20e1 Standard Guide for Systematic Approach to the Extraction, Analysis, and Classification of Ignitable Liquids and Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris Samples Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 018-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 018-20 Standard for Validation of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems, 2020, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-19 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-19 Best Practices for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and Tires, 2019, 1st Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068-20 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068-20 Safe Handling of Firearms and Ammunition, 2020, 1st Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 053-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 053-20 Standard for Report Content in Forensic Toxicology, 2020, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 029-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 029-19 Report Writing in Wildlife Forensics: Morphology and Genetics, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 019-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 019-19 Wildlife Forensics General Standards, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3189-19 ANSI/ASTM E3189-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Static Headspace Concentration onto an Adsorbent Tube Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1413-19 ANSI/ASTM E1413-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Dynamic Headspace Concentration onto an Adsorbent Tube Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1412-19 ANSI/ASTM E1412-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Passive Headspace Concentration with Active Charcoal Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (Update 2015) ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (Update 2015) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial and Other Biometric Information Interdisciplinary American National Standards Institute SDO Published Standard, OSAC Registry
ANSI/ASTM E3234-20 ANSI/ASTM E3234-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Paint Analysis Training Program Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3233-20 ANSI/ASTM E3233-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Tape Analysis Training Program Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 022-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 022-19 Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, 2019, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3017-19 ANSI/ASTM E3017-19 Standard Practice for Examining Magnetic Card Readers Digital Evidence ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination Digital Evidence, Facial and Iris Identification, Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E1967-19 ANSI/ASTM E1967-19 Standard Test Method for the Automated Determination of Refractive Index of Glass Samples Using the Oil Immersion Method and a Phase Contrast Microscope Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 036-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 036-19 Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, 2019, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 033-17 ASB Technical Report 033-17 Terms and Definitions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2017, 1st Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 047-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 047-19 Wildlife Forensics Validation Standard—Validating New Primers for Sequencing, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 028-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 028-19 Wildlife Forensics Morphology Standards, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
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
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
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
ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture Facial and Iris Identification ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
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
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
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
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
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
ADA 1088-2017D ADA 1088-2017D Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis Forensic Odontology American Dental Association OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3149-18 ANSI/ASTM E3149-18 Standard Guide for Facial Image Comparison Feature List for Morphological Analysis Facial and Iris Identification ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D Forensic Dental Data Set Forensic Odontology American Dental Association OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
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
ANSI/ASTM E2329-17 ANSI/ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs Seized Drugs ASTM International OSAC Registry, SDO Published Standard
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
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
OSAC 2022-S-0023 OSAC 2022-S-0023 Standard Practice for the Forensic Analysis of Explosives by Polarized Light Microscopy Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
OSAC 2022-S-0017 OSAC 2022-S-0017 Standard Guide for Microspectrophotometry in Forensic Fiber Analysis Trace Materials The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
OSAC 2021-S-0006 OSAC 2021-S-0006 Standard for the Use of GenBank for Taxonomic Assignment of Wildlife Wildlife Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
OSAC 2021-N-0009 OSAC 2021-N-0009 Standard Practice for the Collection and Preservation of Organic Gushot Residue Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
OSAC 2020-S-0004 OSAC 2020-S-0004 Standard for Interpreting, Comparing and Reporting DNA Test Results Associated with Failed Controls and Contamination Events Human Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived
ANSI/ASTM E2926-17 ANSI/ASTM E2926-17 Standard Test Method for Forensic Comparison of Glass Using Micro X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2330-19 ANSI/ASTM E2330-19 Standard Test Method for Determination of Concentrations of Elements in Glass Samples Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Forensic Comparisons Trace Materials ASTM International OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
ASB Standard 110-2x ASB Standard 110-2x Standards for Training in Forensic Serological Methods, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 077-2x ASB Standard 077-2x Standard for the Development and Internal Validation of Forensic Serological Methods, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 038-2x ASB Standard 038-2x Standard for Internal Validation of Forensic DNA Analysis Methods, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 116-2x ASB Standard 116-2x Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Quantification Methods, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 115-2x ASB Standard 115-2x Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Short Tandem Repeat Typing Methods using Amplification, Separation, and Allele Detection, 2nd Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
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