Designation:E2123−10StandardPracticeforTransmittalofEvidenceinSexualAssaultInvestigation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2123;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesthebasicconsiderationsthatwillhelppreservedifferentitemsortypesofsexualassaultrelatedevidenceforsubsequentanalysis.Thispracticeisdesignedtobeusedinconjunctionwithotherspecifications,guides,andpracticesassociatedwithsexualassaultexaminationsthatarelistedinSection2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E1459GuideforPhysicalEvidenceLabelingandRelatedDocumentationE1492PracticeforReceiving,Documenting,Storing,andRetrievingEvidenceinaForensicScienceLaboratoryE1732TerminologyRelatingtoForensicScienceE1843GuideforSexualAssaultInvestigation,Examination,andEvidenceCollectionE2057SpecificationsforPreparationofLaboratoryAnalysisRequestsinSexualAssaultInvestigations3.Terminology3.1Definitions—FordefinitionsoftermsusedinthesespecificationsseeTerminologyE1732andtheCompilationofASTMStandardDefinitions(1990).4.SummaryofPractice4.1Evidencecollectedfromthevictimorsuspect,otherphysicalevidencefromthecrimescene,andinvestigativefactsandmedicalconclusionsassociatedwithasexualassaultexaminationshouldbetreatedinamannerthatwillensuretheirsuitablepreservationforpresentationinlegalproceedings.4.2Allindividualsassociatedwiththeinvestigationshouldbepreparedtoprotecttheevidencechainofcustodyandpreservewhatareoftentraceamountsofperishablebiologicalmaterials,andothertraceevidencesuchashairs,fibers,andparticulateevidencethatmaynotbevisibletotheunaidedeye.4.3Thesestandardspecificationsaretobeusedinconjunc-tionwithGuideE1843andSpecificationE2057.4.3.1AdditionalinformationcanbefoundinPracticeE1492.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Theproceduresputforthinthisstandardaredesignedtopreservese...
