1、Designation: E 1459 92 (Reapproved 2005)Standard Guide forPhysical Evidence Labeling and Related Documentation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1459; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of
2、last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) 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-ceive
3、d in 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 app
4、ropriate to the evidence.1.3 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations pri
5、or to use.2. Summary of Practice2.1 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.3. Significance and Use3.1 By following the procedures specified in this guide, anyitem of physical
6、evidence will have a traceable audit trail bywhich the origin, past history, treatment, and analysis of theitem can be determined.3.2 By following these procedures, the chain of custody ofany item of physical evidence will be maintained and docu-mented.4. Marking Evidence Upon Original Collection4.1
7、 General Requirements:4.1.1 Each item of evidence will be assigned a uniquealphanumeric designator by the investigator who collects theevidence, or by someone designated to assign item numbers.4.1.2 Whenever possible, sequential numbers will be usedfor evidence associated with a particular incident,
8、 event, orscene.4.1.3 The location and condition of each item should bedocumented prior to collection.4.1.4 Each item should be properly protected in an appro-priate manner and marked or tagged with the followinginformation:4.1.4.1 Item number,4.1.4.2 Case or incident number,4.1.4.3 Identification o
9、f person who collected item,4.1.4.4 Date item collected, and4.1.4.5 Brief description.4.1.5 If possible, the evidence should be sealed in a tamper-evident container.4.2 The following procedures are intended as an example ofa procedure that will satisfy the requirements of 4.1. They maybe adapted to
10、the requirements of a specific incident or agencyas required.4.2.1 At each scene, assign one individual to package, label,and inventory evidence.4.2.2 Give each scene a separate identification number. Thismay be the same as the incident or report number, or may be acombination of an incident or repo
11、rt number and a scene-specific number.4.2.3 Give each item collected at a specific scene a uniquesequential number.4.2.4 Separately package and mark each item with theinformation called for in 4.1.4.5. Marking Items Produced During Examination in theForensic Laboratory5.1 General Requirements:5.1.1
12、Any item isolated, generated, or prepared duringlaboratory examination should be appropriately protected andmarked with a unique designator that can be traced to theoriginal evidence number.5.1.2 Laboratory records should reflect when the item wasisolated, by whom, how the item was isolated, sample
13、desig-nation and description, packaging and storage conditions, andany analytical data.5.2 The following is an example of a procedure that meetsthe requirements in 5.1-5.1.2.5.2.1 The isolated item should be appropriately packagedand the container marked with the following information:5.2.1.1 Labora
14、tory case number,5.2.1.2 Original item number,1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E30 on ForensicSciences and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E30.11 on Interdiscipli-nary Forensic Science Standards.Current edition approved May 1, 2005. Published September 2005. Origi
15、nallyapproved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as E 145992 (1998)1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.5.2.1.3 Item number,5.2.1.4 Brief description of the item,5.2.1.5 Date item prepared, and5.2.1.6 Initials
16、 of examiner.5.2.2 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 hair from debrisItem 1-2Debris from back of coat6. Records6.1 Contemporaneously made records should include
17、 thefollowing information:6.1.1 Date of receipt of evidence, and6.1.2 Method of packaging, marking and storage, specifi-cally referring to packaging, marking, or storage that mightaffect the integrity of the evidence.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights a
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