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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OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.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

264

OSAC Registry

OSAC Registry Archive

388

SDO-Published Standards

284

In SDO Development

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Export results (CSV)

More info	Designation Number	Title	OSAC Subcommittee(s)	Document Owner	Status
	ANSI/ASB Standard 046-19	ANSI/ASB Standard 046-19 Wildlife Forensics Validation Standards - STR Analysis, 2019, 1st Ed.	Wildlife Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	SDO Published Standard
Title ANSI/ASB Standard 046-19 Wildlife Forensics Validation Standards - STR Analysis, 2019, 1st Ed. Standard Number ANSI/ASB Standard 046-19 Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Wildlife Forensic Biology Status SDO Published Standard SDO Published Standard Url https://www.aafs.org/asb-standard/wildlife-forensics-validation-standards-str-analysis
	ASB Standard 046-2x	ASB Standard 046-2x Standard for Wildlife Forensics Validation STR Analysis, 2nd Ed.	Wildlife Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 046-2x Standard for Wildlife Forensics Validation STR Analysis, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 046-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Wildlife Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	OSAC 2026-N-1046	OSAC 2026-N-1046 Standard for the Collection of Known Handwriting in Forensic Document Examination	Forensic Document Examination	The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science	OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
Title OSAC 2026-N-1046 Standard for the Collection of Known Handwriting in Forensic Document Examination Standard Number OSAC 2026-N-1046 Document Owner The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Document Examination Status OSAC Proposed Draft Standard Under Development

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