Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E30 on Forensic Sciences, this guide was withdrawn in January 2018 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

This guide describes the general duties and scope of work of forensic document examiners, also referred to as questioned document examiners, examiners of questioned documents, document examiners, or document analysts. A forensic document examiner makes scientific examinations, comparisons, and analyses of documents for purposes that shall aid the users of the examiner's service in understanding the examiner's findings.

1.1 This guide describes, in general, the duties of forensic document examiners, also referred to as questioned document examiners, examiners of questioned documents, document examiners, or document analysts.

1.2 This document can provide guidance to anyone encountering matters involving forensic document examination.