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 E2330-2x (WK88538) | ASTM E2330-2x Standard Test Method for Determination of Concentrations of Elements in Glass Samples Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Forensic Comparisons | Trace Materials | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E2330-2x (WK88538)
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASTM E2329-2x (WK78736) | ASTM E2329-2x Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs | Seized Drugs | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E2329-2x (WK78736)
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASTM E2125-2x (WK93501) | ASTM E2125-2x Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in the Forensic Analysis of Phencyclidine and its Analogues | Seized Drugs | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E2125-2x (WK93501)
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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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 E1732-24e1 | ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science | Interdisciplinary | ASTM International | SDO Published Standard | ||
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Standard Number
ANSI/ASTM E1732-24e1
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: https://www.nist.gov/osac/astm-launch-code SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASTM E1618-2x (WK81720) | ASTM E1618-2x (WK81720) Standard Test Method for Ignitable Liquid Residues in Extracts from Fire Debris Samples by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry | Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E1618-2x (WK81720)
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
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: https://www.nist.gov/osac/astm-launch-code SDO Published Standard Url
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| ASTM E1492-11 (2017)-2x | ASTM E1492-11(2x) Standard Practice for Receiving, Documenting, Storing, and Retrieving Evidence in a Forensic Science Laboratory | Interdisciplinary | ASTM International | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASTM E1492-11 (2017)-2x
Document Owner
ASTM International
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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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 214-2x | ASB Technical Report 214 Terminology Used for Forensic Anthropology | Forensic Anthropology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 214-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
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 194-2x | ASB Technical Report 194 Terminology for A Suspected Pattern of Dental Origin | Forensic Odontology | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 194-2x
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 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 097-2x | ASB Technical Report 097 Terminology Used for Forensic Footwear and Tire Evidence, 2nd Ed. | Footwear & Tire | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 097-2x
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 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 Technical Report 012-2x | ASB Technical Report 012 Technical Report on the Articulation of the Reasoning and Foundational Principles Behind Friction Ridge Examinations | Friction Ridge | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Technical Report 012-2x
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 198-2x | ASB Standard 198 Standard for the Technical Review of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Reporting | Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 198-2x
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 196-2x | ASB Standard 196 Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes | Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 196-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 195-2x | ASB Standard 195 Standard for Scene Response: Initial Response by Scene Investigators | Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 195-2x
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 164-2x | ASB Standard 164 Standard Test Method for Muzzle to Target Distance Determinations | Firearms & Toolmarks | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 164-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 163-2x | ASB Standard 163 Standard for the Restoration of Obliterated Serial Numbers and Manufacturer Applied Markings | Firearms & Toolmarks | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 163-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 155-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 136-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| 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 | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 124-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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| ASB Standard 109-2x | ASB Standard 109 Canine Detection of Microbial Organisms | Dogs & Sensors | Academy Standards Board | In SDO Development | ||
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Standard Number
ASB Standard 109-2x
Document Owner
Academy Standards Board
OSAC Committee(s)
Status
In SDO Development
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