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:
| More info | Designation Number | Title | OSAC Subcommittee(s) | Document Owner | Status | Date added to the Registry Sort ascending |
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| ASTM E1969-2x (WK93500) | ASTM E1969-2x Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine | Seized Drugs | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E1969-2x (WK93500)
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASTM E1968-2x (WK93499) | ASTM E1968-2x Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Cocaine | Seized Drugs | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E1968-2x (WK93499)
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ANSI/ASTM E1588-25 | ANSI/ASTM E1588-25 Standard Test Method for Gunshot Residue Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry | Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue | ASTM International | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASTM E1588-25
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Comment Instructions
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| ASTM E1412-2x | ASTM E1412-2x 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 | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E1412-2x
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Technical Report 208-25 | ASB Technical Report 208-25 Forensic Toxicology: Terms and Definitions, 2025, 1st ed. | Forensic Toxicology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 208-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASB Technical Report 189-2x | ASB Technical Report 189 Technical Report for the Forensic Reliability of eSignatures for a Determination of Authorship | Forensic Document Examination | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 189-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Technical Report 151-25 | ASB Technical Report 151-25 Medicolegal Death Investigation: Terms and Definitions, 2025, 1st Ed. | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 151-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASB Technical Report 084-2x | ASB Technical Report 084 Presentation of Canine Detection Evidence in Court | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 084-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Technical Report 033-2x | ASB Technical Report 033 Terms and Definitions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed. | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 033-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Technical Report 025-2x | ASB Technical Report 025 Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, 2nd Ed. | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 025-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Technical Report 016-2x | ASB Technical Report 016 Terminology Related to Friction Ridge Examination | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 016-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 217-2x | ASB Standard 217 Standard for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains and Associated Data for Curation, Education, Research, and Training in Forensic Anthropology | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 217-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 216-25 | ANSI/ASB Standard 216-25 Standard for Construction of Multilocus Databases, 2025, 1st ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 216-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASB Standard 215-2x | ASB Standard 215 Standard for Determining Analytical and Stochastic Thresholds for Application to Forensic DNA Casework Using Electrophoresis Platforms | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 215-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 205-2x | ASB Standard 205 Standard Methodology in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 205-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 204-2x | ASB Standard 204 Standard Procedures for the Decontamination of Canines | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 204-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 203-25 | ANSI/ASB Standard 203-25 Standard for the Development of a Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Certification Program, 2025, 1st ed. | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 203-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ANSI/ASB Standard 202-25 | ANSI/ASB Standard 202-25 Standard for Interactions Between Medicolegal Death Investigation Authorities and Organ and Tissue Procurement Organizations and Eye Banks, 2025, 1st ed. | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASB Standard 202-25
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASB Standard 201-2x | ASB Standard 201 Standard for the Examination of Financial, Identification, and Other Authorized Documents | Forensic Document Examination | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 201-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 200-2x | ASB Standard 200 Canine Biomedical Detection of Disease in Forensic Public Health | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 200-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 199-2x | ASB Standard 199 Standard for Familial DNA Searching | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 199-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 197-2x | ASB Standard 197 Standard for the Examination of Digitally Captured Signatures | Forensic Document Examination | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 197-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 191-2x | ASB Standard 191 Standard for the Examination of Dry Seals and Dry Seal Impressions | Forensic Document Examination | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 191-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 188-2x | ASB Standard 188 Standard for Processing Evidence for the Detection of Friction Ridge Impressions | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ASB Standard 188-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 187-2x | ASB Standard 187 Standard for Use of Serological Testing Methods Associated with Forensic Investigations | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 187-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 186-2x | ASB Standard 186 Standard for Forensic Autosomal STR DNA Statistical Analyses | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 186-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 185-2x | ASB Standard 185 Standard for Proficiency Testing in Friction Ridge Examination | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 185-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 181-2x | ASB Standard 181 Media Communications Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 181-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 179-2x | ASB Standard 179 Canine Detection of Accelerants | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 179-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 178-2x | ASB Standard 178 Canine Detection of Electronic Storage Media | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 178-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 173-2x | ASB Standard 173 Standard for Education, Training, Continuing Education, and Certification of Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Personnel | Forensic Toxicology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 173-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 101-2x | ASB Standard 101 Supporting Documentation of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations | Firearms & Toolmarks | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 101-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 100-2x | ASB Standard 100 Standard Scale and Criteria for Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations | Firearms & Toolmarks | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 100-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 091-2x | ASB Standard 091 Standard for Training in Analysis of Forensic Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Data | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 091-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 090-2x | ASB Standard 090 Standard for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 090-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 086-2x | ASB Standard 086 Canine Detection of Narcotics | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 086-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 082-2x | ASB Standard 082 Canine Detection of Human Scented Articles | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 082-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 081-2x | ASB Standard 081 Standard for Training in the Use of Statistics in Interpretation of Forensic DNA Evidence | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 081-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 080-2x | ASB Standard 080 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Reporting and Review | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 080-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 079-2x | ASB Standard 079 Standard for Training in the Use of Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 079-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 078-2x | ASB Standard 078 Standard for Training of Forensic Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and Y-STR DNA Data Interpretation and Comparison | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 078-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 076-2x | ASB Standard 076 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Human Remains: Human Remains on Land | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 076-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 075-2x | ASB Standard 075 Canine Detection of Human Remains in Water | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 075-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 074-2x | ASB Standard 074 Canine Detection of Agriculture Contraband | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 074-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 072-2x | ASB Standard 072 Standard for the Validation of Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed. | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ASB Standard 072-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 058-2x | ASB Standard 058 Standard Method for Blood Ethanol Identification and Quantitation in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories | Forensic Toxicology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 058-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 045-2x | ASB Standard 045 Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 045-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 044-2x | ASB Standard 044 Standard for Examination of Documents for Indentations, 2nd Ed. | Forensic Document Examination | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 044-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 043-2x | ASB Standard 043 Standard for Disaster Human Remains Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 043-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 042-2x | ASB Standard 042 Standard for Disaster Live Human Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 042-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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