ASTM E1459-2013(2018) Standard Guide for Physical Evidence Labeling and Related Documentation.pdf

1、Designation: E1459 13 (Reapproved 2018)Standard Guide forPhysical Evidence Labeling and Related Documentation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1459; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of la

2、st revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This guide describes methods to be used for labelingphysical evidence collected during field investigations; re-ceived i

3、n a forensic laboratory; or isolated, generated, orprepared from items submitted for laboratory examination.1.2 Many types of physical evidence may be hazardous. It isassumed that personnel assigned to the collection, packaging,storing, or analysis of physical evidence will take precautionsas approp

4、riate to the evidence.1.3 This guide offers a set of instructions for performing oneor more specific operations. This standard cannot replaceknowledge, skill, or ability acquired through appropriateeducation, training, and experience and should be used inconjunction with sound professional judgment.

5、1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use

6、.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers t

7、o Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E1188 Practice for Collection and Preservation of Informa-tion and Physical Items by a Technical InvestigatorE1492 Practice for Receiving, Documenting, Storing, andRetrieving Evidence in a Forensic Science Laboratory3. Summary of Pra

8、ctice3.1 Any individual item of evidence is marked with anumeric or alphanumeric designation that is unique and allowsthe origin of the item to be unequivocally established.4. Significance and Use4.1 By following the procedures specified in this guide, anyitem of physical evidence will have a tracea

9、ble audit trail bywhich the origin, past history, treatment, and analysis of theitem can be determined.4.2 By following these procedures, the chain of custody ofany item of physical evidence will be maintained and docu-mented.5. Marking Evidence Upon Original Collection5.1 General Requirements:5.1.1

10、 See Practice E1188 for the collection and preservationof items. Each item of evidence will be assigned a uniquenumeric or alphanumeric designator by the investigator whocollects the evidence, or by someone designated to assign itemnumbers. The system used should ensure that items cannot beconfused

11、physically, and cannot be confused when referred toin records or other documents.5.1.1.1 Similar evidence items may be collected as a groupand assigned a single designator (for example, remains offireworks paper collected within Sampling Quadrant 3, metalshavings from under lathe, pieces of broken g

12、lass from aroundnorthwest kitchen window, droplets of metal from area oforigin). Follow the guidelines in Section 6 if any portion of theitem is isolated from the remainder of the group (like forinspection, spot testing, or chemical analysis).5.1.2 Whenever possible, sequential identifiers will be u

13、sedfor evidence associated with a particular incident, event, orscene.5.1.3 The location and condition of each item should bedocumented prior to collection.5.1.4 Each item should be properly protected in an appro-priate manner.5.1.5 Each item or its proximal container shall be marked ortagged with t

14、he following information:5.1.5.1 Item number,5.1.5.2 Case or incident number,5.1.5.3 Identification of person who collected item,1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E30 on ForensicSciences and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E30.11 on Interdisciplin-ary Forensic Scie

15、nce Standards.Current edition approved June 1, 2018. Published June 2018. Originallyapproved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as E1459 13. DOI:10.1520/E1459-13R18.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.

16、For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internati

17、onally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.15.1.5.4 Date item collected, and5.1.5.5 Brief descri

18、ption.5.1.6 If possible, the evidence should be sealed in a tamper-evident container.5.1.7 See Practice E1492 for further information on pack-aging and storing the evidence.5.2 The following procedures are intended as an example ofa procedure that will satisfy the requirements of 5.1. They maybe ada

19、pted to the requirements of a specific incident or agencyas required.5.2.1 At each scene, assign one individual to package, label,and inventory evidence.5.2.2 Give each scene a separate identification number oralphanumeric. This may be the same as the incident or reportnumber, or may be a combinatio

20、n of an incident or reportnumber and a scene-specific number.5.2.3 Give each item collected at a specific scene a uniquesequential identifier.5.2.4 Separately package and mark each item with theinformation called for in 5.1.5.6. Marking Items Produced During Examination in theForensic Laboratory6.1

21、General Requirements:6.1.1 Any item isolated (sub-item), generated, or preparedduring laboratory examination should be appropriately pro-tected and the item itself or its proximal container marked witha unique designator that can be traced to the original evidencenumber. The system used should ensur

22、e that sub-items cannotbe confused physically, and cannot be confused when referredto in records or other documents.6.1.2 Laboratory records should reflect when the sub-itemwas isolated, by whom, how the sub-item was isolated, sampledesignation and description, packaging and storage conditions,and a

23、ny analytical data.6.2 The following is an example of a procedure that meetsthe requirements in 6.1 6.1.2.6.2.1 The isolated sub-item should be appropriately pack-aged and the sub-item or the container marked with thefollowing information:6.2.1.1 Laboratory case number,6.2.1.2 Original item number,6

24、.2.1.3 Sub-item number,6.2.1.4 Brief description of the item,6.2.1.5 Date item prepared, and6.2.1.6 Initials of examiner.6.2.2 A typical numbering scheme is illustrated below:Item 1CoatItem 1-1Debris removed from front of coatItem 1-1-1Slide containing fiber(s) from debrisItem 1-1-2Bindle containing

25、 hair from debrisItem 1-2Debris from back of coat7. Records7.1 Contemporaneously made records should include thefollowing information:7.1.1 Date of receipt of evidence;7.1.2 Method of packaging, marking and storage, specifi-cally referring to packaging, marking, or storage that mightaffect the integ

26、rity of the evidence;7.1.3 Details on items produced during examination in thelaboratory as described in 6.2.1, and7.1.4 Information regarding the transfer of items to the levelof detail required by your agencys policies, which shallinclude, at the minimum, the identification of both partiesinvolved

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