First added to the OSAC Registry: January 3, 2024. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E3457-25 Guide for Detection and Preservation of Forensic Trace Evidence.
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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| OSAC 2023-N-0027 | OSAC 2023-N-0027 Standard Guide for Forensic Trace Evidence Recovery | Trace Materials | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, OSAC Registry Archived | ||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2023-N-0027
Date added to the archive
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
OSAC Registry Archived
Superceded by
Archival Reason
First added to the OSAC Registry: January 3, 2024. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E3457-25 Guide for Detection and Preservation of Forensic Trace Evidence. Public Comment Document Files
OSAC Proposed Standard on the Registry
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| OSAC 2026-N-1043 | OSAC 2026-N-1043 Standard for Minimum Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Contents | Forensic Nursing | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development | ||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2026-N-1043
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
Under Development
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| OSAC 2026-S-1044 | OSAC 2026-S-1044 Standard for developmental and internal validation of short tandem repeat (STR) panels for non-human forensic casework | Wildlife Forensic Biology | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development | ||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2026-S-1044
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
Under Development
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| OSAC 2026-N-1042 | OSAC 2026-N-1042 Standard for Scene Search Planning and Execution | Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development | ||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2026-N-1042
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
Under Development
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| OSAC 2026-S-1026 | OSAC 2026-S-1026 Standard for Evaluating Preliminary Oral Fluid Testing Devices | Forensic Toxicology | The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science | OSAC Proposed Draft Standard, Under Development | ||
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Standard Number
OSAC 2026-S-1026
Document Owner
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
OSAC Proposed Draft Standard
Under Development
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| ASB Guide 243-2x | ASB Guide 243-2x Guideline for a Quality Assurance Program in Forensic Anthropology | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Guide 243-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 241-2x | ASB Standard 241-2x Standard for Topics in a Forensic Odontology Education and Training Curriculum | Forensic Odontology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ASB Standard 241-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 035-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 030-2x | ASB Standard 030-2x Standard for a Quality Assurance Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 2nd Ed. | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ASB Standard 030-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009-2x Best Practice Recommendations for the Examination of Human Remains by Forensic Pathologists in the Disaster Victim Identification Context, 2nd Ed. | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 005-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 005-2x Mass Fatality Incident Data Management: Standard Practices for the Medicolegal Authority, 2nd Ed. | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 005-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 215-2x | ASB Standard 215-2x 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 217-2x | ASB Standard 217-2x 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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| ASB Standard 201-2x | ASB Standard 201-2x 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 205-2x | ASB Standard 205-2x 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 204-2x 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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| ASB Standard 223-2x | ASB Standard 223-2x Standard for the Medical Forensic Examination in the Clinical Setting | Forensic Nursing | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 223-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 058-2x | ASB Standard 058-2x 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 072-2x | ASB Standard 072-2x 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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Standard Number
ASB Standard 072-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 047-2x | ASB Standard 047-2x Standard for Wildlife Forensics Validating New Primers for Sequencing, 2nd Ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Title
Standard Number
ASB Standard 047-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 046-2x | ASB Standard 046-2x Standard for Wildlife Forensics Validation STR Analysis, 2nd Ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 046-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 048-2x | ASB Standard 048-2x Standard for Wildlife Forensic DNA Procedures, 2nd Ed. | Wildlife Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 048-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 074-2x | ASB Standard 074-2x 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 075-2x | ASB Standard 075-2x 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 Best Practice Recommendation 192-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192-2x Best Practice Recommendation for Peer Review Medicolegal Death Investigation Reports | Medicolegal Death Investigation | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 192-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212-2x Best Practice Recommendation for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 212-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211-2x Best Practice Recommendation for Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 211-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210-2x Best Practice Recommendation for Population Affinity Estimation | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 210-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 020-2x | ASB Standard 020-2x 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 020-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 022-2x | ASB Standard 022-2x Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, 2nd Ed. | Human Forensic Biology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 022-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089-2x | ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089-2x Best Practice Recommendation for Facial Approximation in Forensic Anthropology, 2nd Ed. | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASTM E1459-2x | ASTM E1459-2x Standard Practice for Physical Evidence Labeling and Related Documentation | Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction, Interdisciplinary | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E1459-2x
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 (2023) | ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 (2023) Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture | Facial & Iris Identification | ASTM International | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 (2023)
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Comment Instructions
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| ANSI/ASTM E620-18 | ANSI/ASTM E620-18 Standard Practice for Reporting Opinions of Scientific or Technical Experts | Interdisciplinary | ASTM International | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASTM E620-18
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
SDO Published Standard
SDO Comment Instructions
ASTM has given the public free access to the E30 published standards, including those on the OSAC Registry. An account is required to access the standards. Viewers who do not have a free ASTM account can create an ASTM account or log in to an existing account here: http://www.nist.gov/customcf/astmlaunchcode.htm |
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| ASB Standard 121-2x | ASB Standard 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 121-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 119-2x | ASB Standard 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 119-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 120-2x | ASB Standard 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 120-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Technical Report 189-2x | ASB Technical Report 189-2x 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 Standard 180-2x | 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 180-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Technical Report 016-2x | ASB Technical Report 016-2x 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 Technical Report 025-2x | ASB Technical Report 025-2x 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 084-2x | ASB Technical Report 084-2x 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 Standard 181-2x | ASB Standard 181-2x 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 187-2x | ASB Standard 187-2x 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 197-2x | ASB Standard 197-2x 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 191-2x 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 188-2x 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 185-2x | ASB Standard 185-2x 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 199-2x | ASB Standard 199-2x 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 200-2x | ASB Standard 200-2x 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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