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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• OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.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
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 028-2x ASB Standard 028-2x Standard for Wildlife Forensics Morphology, 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 088-2x ASB Standard 088-2x General Guidelines for Training, Certification, and Documentation of Canine Detection Disciplines, 2nd Ed. Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 163-2x ASB Standard 163-2x Standard for the Restoration of Obliterated Serial Numbers and Manufacturer Applied Markings Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Technical Report 224-2x ASB Technical Report 224-2x Technical Report for Task-Relevant Information in Friction Ridge Examination Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 104-2x ASB Standard 104-2x Standard for 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm and Toolmark Analysis Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 164-2x ASB Standard 164-2x Standard Test Method for Muzzle to Target Distance Determinations Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASTM E3150-2x ASTM E3150-2x Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Laboratory Setup and Maintenance Digital Evidence ASTM International In SDO Development
ASB Standard 109-2x ASB Standard 109-2x Canine Detection of Microbial Organisms Dogs & Sensors 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 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 048-2x ASB Standard 048 Standard for Wildlife Forensic DNA Procedures, 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
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 Standard 219-2x ASB Standard 219-2x Standard for Scene Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction 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 220-2x ASB Standard 220-2x Standard for Scene Documentation Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction 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 Technical Report 221-2x ASB Technical Report 221-2x Technical Report for Feature Selection in Friction Ridge Examination Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 222-2x ASB Standard 222-2x Standard for the Articulation of Footwear and Tire Interpretations Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB 119-2x ASB 119-2x Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing in Medicolegal Death Investigations Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB 120-2x ASB 120-2x Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Blood in Impaired Driving Investigations Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASTM WK98793 ASTM WK98793 Specification for Hardware Requirements in Forensic Digital Imaging Acquisition Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis, Digital Evidence ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM WK98799 ASTM WK98799 Guide for Forensic Digital Image File Naming and Temporal Organization Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis, Digital Evidence ASTM International In SDO Development
ASTM WK98638 ASTM WK98638 New Practice for Reporting Results of the Analysis of Seized Drugs Seized Drugs ASTM International In SDO Development
ISO 17020:2026 ISO 17020:2026 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies performing inspection Interdisciplinary International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission SDO Published Standard
ASB 121-2x ASB 121-2x Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Urine and Blood in Drug-Facilitated Crime Investigations Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ANSI/ASB Standard 207-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 207 Standard for Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 194-26 ASB Technical Report 194 Terminology for A Suspected Pattern of Dental Origin Forensic Odontology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 076-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 076 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Human Remains: Human Remains on Land Dogs & Sensors Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2548-26 ANSI/ASTM E2548-26 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Seized Drugs ASTM International SDO Published Standard
ASTM E1610-26 ASTM E1610-26 Guide for Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison Trace Materials ASTM International In SDO Development
ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination Digital Evidence ASTM International OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
ASTM E3462-2x ASTM E3462-2x Standard Guide for Interpretation and Reporting in Forensic Comparisons of Trace Materials Trace Materials ASTM International In SDO Development
ANSI/ASB Standard 148-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 148-24 Standard for Personal Identification in Forensic Anthropology, 2024, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard, Evaluated by OSAC - Not Accepted
OSAC 2026-N-1012 OSAC 2026-N-1012 Standard for Medicolegal Death Investigation of Deaths in Custody Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
ASTM WK90918 ASTM WK90918 Guide for Facial Image Comparison Documentation Digital Evidence, Facial & Iris Identification ASTM International In SDO Development
ANSI/ASB Standard 091-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 091 Standard for Training in Analysis of Forensic Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Data Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 079-26 ANSI/ASB Standard 079 Standard for Training in the Use of Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ASTM E2882-2x ASTM E2882-2x Standard Guide for Analysis of Clandestine Drug Laboratory Evidence Seized Drugs ASTM International In SDO Development
OSAC 2026-N-1030 OSAC 2026-N-1030 Standard for the Basic Components of a Medicolegal Death Investigation Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2026-N-1034 OSAC 2026-N-1034 Standard for the Handling of Contaminated Human Remains in Mass Fatality Incidents Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2026-N-1031 OSAC 2026-N-1031 Standard for Elements in a Medicolegal Death Investigator Report Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2026-N-1032 OSAC 2026-N-1032 Standard for Scene Investigation Medicolegal Death Investigation The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2025-S-1004 OSAC 2025-S-1004 Best Practice Recommendation for the Internal Validation of Human DNA Quantification Human Forensic Biology The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
OSAC 2025-S-1001 OSAC 2025-S-1001 Standard Guide for Iris Image Comparison Feature List for Morphological Analysis Facial & Iris Identification The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science Under Development
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