Designation:E1459−13StandardGuideforPhysicalEvidenceLabelingandRelatedDocumentation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1459;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedescribesmethodstobeusedforlabelingphysicalevidencecollectedduringfieldinvestigations;re-ceivedinaforensiclaboratory;orisolated,generated,orpreparedfromitemssubmittedforlaboratoryexamination.1.2Manytypesofphysicalevidencemaybehazardous.Itisassumedthatpersonnelassignedtothecollection,packaging,storing,oranalysisofphysicalevidencewilltakeprecautionsasappropriatetotheevidence.1.3Thisguideoffersasetofinstructionsforperformingoneormorespecificoperations.Thisstandardcannotreplaceknowledge,skill,orabilityacquiredthroughappropriateeducation,training,andexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithsoundprofessionaljudgment.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E1188PracticeforCollectionandPreservationofInforma-tionandPhysicalItemsbyaTechnicalInvestigatorE1492PracticeforReceiving,Documenting,Storing,andRetrievingEvidenceinaForensicScienceLaboratory3.SummaryofPractice3.1Anyindividualitemofevidenceismarkedwithanumericoralphanumericdesignationthatisuniqueandallowstheoriginoftheitemtobeunequivocallyestablished.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Byfollowingtheproceduresspecifiedinthisguide,anyitemofphysicalevidencewillhaveatraceableaudittrailbywhichtheorigin,pasthistory,treatment,andanalysisoftheitemcanbedetermined.4.2Byfollowingtheseprocedures,thechainofcustodyofanyitemofphysicalevidencewillbemaintainedanddocu-mented.5.MarkingEvidenceUponOriginalColl...
