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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OSAC Registry Archive: The OSAC Registry Archive is a collection of standards that were on the OSAC Registry and have been replaced by revised standards.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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	ASB Standard 185-2x	ASB Standard 185 Standard for Proficiency Testing in Friction Ridge Examination	Friction Ridge	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 185 Standard for Proficiency Testing in Friction Ridge Examination Standard Number ASB Standard 185-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Friction Ridge Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 181 Media Communications Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority Standard Number ASB Standard 181-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 179-2x	ASB Standard 179 Canine Detection of Accelerants	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 179 Canine Detection of Accelerants Standard Number ASB Standard 179-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 178-2x	ASB Standard 178 Canine Detection of Electronic Storage Media	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 178 Canine Detection of Electronic Storage Media Standard Number ASB Standard 178-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 173 Standard for Education, Training, Continuing Education, and Certification of Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Personnel Standard Number ASB Standard 173-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Toxicology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 164-2x	ASB Standard 164 Standard Test Method for Muzzle to Target Distance Determinations	Firearms & Toolmarks	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 164 Standard Test Method for Muzzle to Target Distance Determinations Standard Number ASB Standard 164-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Firearms & Toolmarks Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 163-2x	ASB Standard 163 Standard Test Method for the Restoration of Obliterated Serial Numbers and Other Markings on Metal	Firearms & Toolmarks	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 163 Standard Test Method for the Restoration of Obliterated Serial Numbers and Other Markings on Metal Standard Number ASB Standard 163-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Firearms & Toolmarks Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 155-2x	ASB Standard 155 Standard for Minimum Training Requirements for Forensic Document Examiners	Forensic Document Examination	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 155 Standard for Minimum Training Requirements for Forensic Document Examiners Standard Number ASB Standard 155-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Document Examination Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 136-2x	ASB Standard 136 Forensic Laboratory Standard for Prevention, Monitoring, and Mitigation of Human DNA Contamination	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 136 Forensic Laboratory Standard for Prevention, Monitoring, and Mitigation of Human DNA Contamination Standard Number ASB Standard 136-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 124-2x	ASB Standard 124 Minimum Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program	Firearms & Toolmarks	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 124 Minimum Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program Standard Number ASB Standard 124-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Firearms & Toolmarks Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 109-2x	ASB Standard 109 Canine Detection of Microbial Organisms	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 109 Canine Detection of Microbial Organisms Standard Number ASB Standard 109-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 105-2x	ASB Standard 105 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2nd Ed.	Firearms & Toolmarks	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 105 Minimum Education Requirements for Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Trainees, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 105-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Firearms & Toolmarks Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 104-2x	ASB Standard 104 Standard for 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm and Toolmark Analysis	Firearms & Toolmarks	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 104 Standard for 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy for Firearm and Toolmark Analysis Standard Number ASB Standard 104-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Firearms & Toolmarks Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 102-2x	ASB Standard 102 Standard for Verification of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations	Firearms & Toolmarks	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 102 Standard for Verification of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations Standard Number ASB Standard 102-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Firearms & Toolmarks Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 101-2x	ASB Standard 101 Supporting Documentation of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations	Firearms & Toolmarks	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 101 Supporting Documentation of Source Conclusions in Toolmark Examinations Standard Number ASB Standard 101-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Firearms & Toolmarks Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 091 Standard for Training in Analysis of Forensic Short Tandem Repeat (STR) Data Standard Number ASB Standard 091-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 090-2x	ASB Standard 090 Standard for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed.	Forensic Anthropology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 090 Standard for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 090-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Anthropology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 086-2x	ASB Standard 086 Canine Detection of Narcotics	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 086 Canine Detection of Narcotics Standard Number ASB Standard 086-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 082-2x	ASB Standard 082 Canine Detection of Human Scented Articles	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 082 Canine Detection of Human Scented Articles Standard Number ASB Standard 082-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 081 Standard for Training in the Use of Statistics in Interpretation of Forensic DNA Evidence Standard Number ASB Standard 081-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 080 Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Reporting and Review Standard Number ASB Standard 080-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 079 Standard for Training in the Use of Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Standard Number ASB Standard 079-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 078 Standard for Training of Forensic Autosomal Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and Y-STR DNA Data Interpretation and Comparison Standard Number ASB Standard 078-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 076 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Human Remains: Human Remains on Land Standard Number ASB Standard 076-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 075-2x	ASB Standard 075 Canine Detection of Human Remains in Water	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 075 Canine Detection of Human Remains in Water Standard Number ASB Standard 075-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 074-2x	ASB Standard 074 Canine Detection of Agriculture Contraband	Dogs & Sensors	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 074 Canine Detection of Agriculture Contraband Standard Number ASB Standard 074-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 072 Standard for the Validation of Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 072-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 058 Standard Method for Blood Ethanol Identification and Quantitation in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories Standard Number ASB Standard 058-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Toxicology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 045-2x	ASB Standard 045 Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed.	Forensic Anthropology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 045 Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 045-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Anthropology Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 044 Standard for Examination of Documents for Indentations, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 044-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Document Examination Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 043 Standard for Disaster Human Remains Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation Standard Number ASB Standard 043-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	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
Title ASB Standard 042 Standard for Disaster Live Human Detection Dogs Program - Training, Certification, and Documentation Standard Number ASB Standard 042-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Dogs & Sensors Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 041-2x	ASB Standard 041 Formulating Propositions for Likelihood Ratios in Forensic DNA Interpretations	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 041 Formulating Propositions for Likelihood Ratios in Forensic DNA Interpretations Standard Number ASB Standard 041-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 040-2x	ASB Standard 040 Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, 2nd Ed.	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 040 Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 040-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 039-2x	ASB Standard 039 Standard for Internal Validation of Human Short Tandem Repeat Profiling on Capillary Electrophoresis Platforms	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 039 Standard for Internal Validation of Human Short Tandem Repeat Profiling on Capillary Electrophoresis Platforms Standard Number ASB Standard 039-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 036-2x	ASB Standard 036 Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, 2nd Ed.	Forensic Toxicology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 036 Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 036-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Toxicology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 032-2x	ASB Standard 032 Standards for a Bloodstain Pattern Analyst's Training Program, 2nd Ed.	Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 032 Standards for a Bloodstain Pattern Analyst's Training Program, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 032-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 030-2x	ASB Standard 030 Standard for a Quality Assurace Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed.	Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 030 Standard for a Quality Assurace Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 030-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 022-2x	ASB Standard 022 Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, 2nd Ed.	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 022 Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 022-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 020-2x	ASB Standard 020 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, 2nd Ed.	Human Forensic Biology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 020 Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, 2nd Ed. Standard Number ASB Standard 020-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Human Forensic Biology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Standard 013-2x	ASB Standard 013 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Conclusions	Friction Ridge	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Standard 013 Standard for Friction Ridge Examination Conclusions Standard Number ASB Standard 013-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Friction Ridge Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213 Best Practice Recommendation for Family Engagement Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Victim Information Center Best Practice Recommendations for Medicolegal Authority	Medicolegal Death Investigation	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213 Best Practice Recommendation for Family Engagement Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Victim Information Center Best Practice Recommendations for Medicolegal Authority Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 213-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212 Best Practice Recommendation for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology	Forensic Anthropology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212 Best Practice Recommendation for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Anthropology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211 Best Practice Recommendation for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology	Forensic Anthropology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211 Best Practice Recommendation for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Anthropology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210 Best Practice Recommendation for Population Affinity Estimation	Forensic Anthropology	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210 Best Practice Recommendation for Population Affinity Estimation Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Anthropology Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209 Best Practice Recommendations for Communicating with Next of Kin during Medicolegal Death Investigations	Medicolegal Death Investigation	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209 Best Practice Recommendations for Communicating with Next of Kin during Medicolegal Death Investigations Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 209-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 206-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 206 Best Practice Recommendations for Mass Fatality Incident Management	Medicolegal Death Investigation	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 206 Best Practice Recommendations for Mass Fatality Incident Management Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 206-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193 Best Practice Recommendations for Determining What Scene and Death Locations a Medicolegal Death Investigation Authority Should Respond to for Investigation	Medicolegal Death Investigation	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193 Best Practice Recommendations for Determining What Scene and Death Locations a Medicolegal Death Investigation Authority Should Respond to for Investigation Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 193-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192 Best Practice Recommendation for Peer Review Medicolegal Death Investigation Reports	Medicolegal Death Investigation	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192 Best Practice Recommendation for Peer Review Medicolegal Death Investigation Reports Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Medicolegal Death Investigation Status In SDO Development
	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190-2x	ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190 Best Practice Recommendation for the Use of Digital Image Capture and File Storage Technology in Forensic Document Examination	Forensic Document Examination	Academy Standards Board	In SDO Development
Title ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190 Best Practice Recommendation for the Use of Digital Image Capture and File Storage Technology in Forensic Document Examination Standard Number ASB Best Practice Recommendation 190-2x Document Owner Academy Standards Board OSAC Committee(s) Forensic Document Examination Status In SDO Development