OSAC Registry Standard Details

Laboratory(s) Associated With Standard
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Standard Implemented
ANSI/ASB Standard 020, Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, First Edition, 2018
Original Implementation Date
08/03/2021
Current Implementation Type
Full
Implementation(s)
Type Dates
Partial 08/03/2021 - 02/20/2024
Full 02/21/2024 - Current

Previously Not Implemented Provision(s)

Provision Number:
4.4
Dates:
08/03/2021 - 02/20/2024
Provision Description:
Verifications of interpretation studies not historically done in this manner
Opted-out Reasons:
Not currently implemented: Lab expects completion in 6 Months
Insufficient resources: Other (Time: Since mixture studies were completed prior to 2021, the laboratory had to wait to completely implement 4.4 once a new validation involving mixture interpretation was conducted. New instrumentation currently undergoing validation should be completed by the end of this calendar year.)

OSAC Implementer Certificate(s)