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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• OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.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
Searches the number, title, subcommittee and owner for all keywords
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More info Designation Number Title OSAC Subcommittee(s) Document Owner Status Date added to the Registry Sort ascending
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-25 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021-25 Best Practices for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and Tires, 2025, 2nd Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209-25 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209-25 Best Practice Recommendations for Communicating with Next of Kin during Medicolegal Death Investigations, 2025, 1st ed. Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 166-24 ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 166-24 Best Practice Recommendation for Comparison and Evaluation of Friction Ridge Impressions, 2024, 1st Ed. Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 017-18 ANSI/ASB Standard 017-18 Standard Practices for Measurement Traceability in Forensic Toxicology, 2018, 1st Ed. Forensic Toxicology Academy Standards Board OSAC Registry Archived, SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 013-25 ANSI/ASB Standard 013-25 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Conclusions, 2025, 1st ed. Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 014-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 014-24 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Training Program, 2024, 1st Ed. Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 015-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 015-24 Standard for Examining Friction Ridge Impressions, 2024, 1st Ed. Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 133-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 133-24 Standard for Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2024, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 102-25 ANSI/ASB Standard 102-25 Standard for Verification of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations, 2025, 1st ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 137-23 ANSI/ASB Standard 137-23 Standard for Examination and Documentation of Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence, 2023, 1st Ed. Footwear & Tire Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 143-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 143-24 Standard for Technical Review in Friction Ridge Examination, 2024, 1st Ed. Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 139-24 ANSI/ASB Standard 139-24 Reporting DNA Conclusions, 2024, 1st Ed. Human Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 132-23 ANSI/ASB Standard 132-23 Standard for Population Affinity Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2023, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 111-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 111-20 Standard for Training in Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Analysis for Taxonomic Identification, 2020, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 090-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 090-19 Standard for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2019, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 072-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 072-19 Standard for the Validation of Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2019, 1st Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 117-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 117-20 Standard for Examination of Stamping Devices and Stamp Impressions, 2020, 1st Ed. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 106-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 106-20 Wildlife Forensics-Protein Serology Method for Taxonomic Identification, 2020, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 105-21 ANSI/ASB Standard 105-21 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2021, 1st Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard, Evaluated by OSAC - Not Accepted
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
ANSI/ASB Standard 048-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 048-19 Wildlife Forensic DNA Standard Procedures, 2019, 1st Ed. Wildlife Forensic Biology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 045-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 045-19 Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2019, 1st Ed. Forensic Anthropology Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 030-19 ANSI/ASB Standard 030-19 Standard for a Quality Assurace Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2019, 1st Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASB Standard 031-20 ANSI/ASB Standard 031-20 Standard for Report Writing in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2020, 1st Ed. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ASB Technical Report 071-25 ASB Technical Report 071-25 Forensic Document Examination Terms and Definitions. Forensic Document Examination Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
NIST-ITL 1-202Xa NIST-ITL 1-202Xa (addenda to ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015) a, Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Face & Other Biometric Information - Addendum Interdisciplinary American National Standards Institute In SDO Development
ASB Standard 105-25 ASB Standard 105-25 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2nd Ed. Firearms & Toolmarks Academy Standards Board SDO Published Standard
ANSI/ASTM E2999-25a ANSI/ASTM E2999-25a Standard Test Method for Analysis of Organic Compounds in Smokeless Powder by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International SDO Published Standard
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213-2x ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213 Victim Information Center - Best Practice Recommendation for Medicolegal Death Investigation Authorities Medicolegal Death Investigation Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ANSI/ASTM E2998-25a ANSI/ASTM E2998-25a Standard Practice for Characterization and Classification of Smokeless Powder Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue ASTM International SDO Published Standard
OSAC 2024-S-0017 OSAC 2024-S-0017 Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination of Documentary Evidence Forensic Document Examination The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 232-2x ASB 232 Best Practice Recommendation for the Development of Criteria for Acceptance of a Request for Friction Ridge Examinations Friction Ridge Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASB Standard 207-2x ASB Standard 207 Standard for Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Academy Standards Board In SDO Development
ASTM E3328-25 ASTM E3328-25 Standard Guide for Forensic Collection, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation of Glass Trace Materials ASTM International SDO Published Standard
NFPA 921:Revision of 2024 Version - 2x NFPA 921:Revision of 2024 Version - 2x Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations Fire & Explosion Investigation National Fire Protection Association In SDO Development
ASTM WK96359 ASTM WK96359 Guide for Polarized Light Microscopy in the Forensic Examination and Comparison of Soils Trace Materials ASTM International In SDO Development
OSAC 2025-S-0026 OSAC 2025-S-0026 Common Factors for Consideration in Analyzing Recordings for Forensic Speaker Recognition The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC 2025-S-1002-ND OSAC 2025-S-1002-ND Dataset Collection For Forensic Speaker Recognition The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC 2024-S-0006 OSAC 2024-S-0006 Forensic Documentation for the Reporting by Oral Health Care Professionals of Suspected Human Abuse The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC 2024-S-0013 OSAC 2024-S-0013 Proposed Standard for Photographing of Dental Evidence The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
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