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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• OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.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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OSAC Registry
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OSAC Registry Archive
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SDO-Published Standards
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In SDO Development
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More info Designation Number Title OSAC Subcommittee(s) Document Owner Status Date added to the Registry
ASTM E3148-2x ASTM E3148-2x Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture Facial & Iris Identification ASTM International In SDO Development
ANSI/ASTM E1618-25 ANSI/ASTM E1618-25 Standard Test Method for Ignitable Liquid Residues in Extracts from Fire Debris Samples by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International SDO Published Standard
ASB Standard 117-2x ASB Standard 117-2x Standard for Examination of Stamping Devices and Stamp Impressions, 2nd Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB 035-2x ASB Standard 035-2x Standard for the Examination of Documents for Alterations, 2nd Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ANSI/ASTM E2329-25 ANSI/ASTM E2329-25 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs Seized Drugs ASTM International SDO Published Standard
2026-S-1008-ND 2026-S-1008-ND Standard for Sample Processing in Forensic Proteomics Interdisciplinary The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 239-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 239-2x Best Practice Recommendation for the Identification of Decedents by the Medicolegal Death Investigation Authorities Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
OSAC 2026-N-1009-ND OSAC 2026-N-1009-ND Standard Practice for Training Forensic Science Practitioners on Law-Related Topics Relevant to Their Practice Interdisciplinary The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213-26 ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213 Victim Information Center - Best Practice Recommendation for Medicolegal Death Investigation Authorities Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ASTM WK97853 ASTM WK97853 Practice for Uncertainty Estimation in the Context of Seized Drug Analysis Seized Drugs ASTM International In SDO Development
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 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 SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3452-26 ANSI/ASTM E3452-26 Standard Guide for Forensic Photogrammetry Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis ASTM International SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E3510-25 ANSI/ASTM E3510-25 Standard Terminology Relating to Trace Materials Analysis Trace Materials ASTM International SDO Published Standard
ASTM E2548-2x ASTM E2548-2x Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Seized Drugs ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM E3510-2x ASTM E3510-2x, Terminology Relating to Trace Materials Analysis Trace Materials ASTM International In SDO Development
ASB 241-2x ASB 241-2x Standard for Topics in a Forensic Odontology Education and Training Curriculum Forensic Odontology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
OSAC 2026-N-1011 OSAC 2026-N-1011 Standard for Minimum Resources for a Medicolegal Death Investigation Authority Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
ASTM E3149-2x ASTM E3149-2x Standard Guide for Facial Image Comparison Feature List for Morphological Analysis Facial & Iris Identification ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM E2327-2x (WK98097) ASTM E2327-2x Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Laboratories Performing Seized-Drug Analysis Seized Drugs ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM WK97971 ASTM WK97971, Reinstatement of E2326-14, Standard Practice for Education and Training of Seized-Drug Analysts Seized Drugs ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM E1732-2x ASTM E1732-2x Terminology Relating to Forensic Science Interdisciplinary ASTM International In SDO Development
OSAC 2026-S-1010-ND OSAC 2026-S-1010-ND Best Practice for Mitigating Bias Firearms & Toolmarks The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
ASTM E3405-2x ASTM E3405-2x Practice for Forensic Fiber Training Program Trace Materials ASTM International In SDO Development
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 232-26 ANSI/ASB 232 Best Practice Recommendation for the Development of Criteria for Acceptance of a Request for Friction Ridge Examinations Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 196-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 196 Standard for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 214-26 ASB Technical Report 214 Forensic Anthropology: Terms and Definitions Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 097-26 ASB Technical Report 097 Terminology Used for Forensic Footwear and Tire Evidence, 2nd Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board 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 SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 097-19 ASB Technical Report 097-19 Terminology Used for Forensic Footwear and Tire Evidence, 2019, 1st Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard, Evaluated by OSAC - Not Accepted
ASTM E177-2x ASTM E177-2x Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods Interdisciplinary ASTM International In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 230-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 230-2x Best Practice Recommendation for the Resolution of Conflicts in Toolmark Value Determinations and Source Conclusions Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 233-2x ASB Standard 233-2x Standard for Processing, Collection and Preservation of Friction Ridge Impressions Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Guide 236-2x ASB Guide 236-2x Guideline for Conducting Test Method Development, Validation, and Verification in Forensic Toxicology Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 231-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 231-2x Best Practice Recommendation for the Chemical Processing of Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 227-2x ASB Standard 227-2x Standard for the Chemical Testing of Suspected Projectile Impacts for Copper and Lead Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 225-2x ASB Standard 225-2x Standard for Skeletal Preparation and Sampling in Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 226-2x ASB Standard 226-2x Standard for Scene Diagramming Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 229-2x ASB Standard 229-2x Standard for the Examination and Comparison of Toolmarks for Source Attribution Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 228-2x ASB Standard 228-2x Standard for Competency Testing in Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Laboratories Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 234-2x ASB Standard 234-2x Standard for Qualifications for Forensic Anthropology Practitioners Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 054-2x ANSI/ASB Standard 054-2x Standard for a Quality Control Program in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories, 2nd Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 180-2x ANSI/ASB Standard 180-2x Standard for the Selection and Evaluation of GenBank® Results for Taxonomic Assignment of Wildlife, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 047-2x ASB Standard 047 Standard for Wildlife Forensics Validating New Primers for Sequencing, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 029-2x ASB Standard 029-2x Standard for Report Writing in Wildlife Forensics: Morphology and Genetics, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 046-2x ASB Standard 046 Standard for Wildlife Forensics Validation STR Analysis, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 028-2x ASB Standard 028-2x Standard for Wildlife Forensics Morphology, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 048-2x ASB Standard 048 Standard for Wildlife Forensic DNA Procedures, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 019-2x ASB Standard 019-2x Standard for the Practice of Wildlife Forensics, 2nd Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 218-2x ASB Standard 218-2x Standard for the Collection and Preservation of Entomological Evidence from a Terrestrial Environment Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
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