The Department is in the process of developing guidance documents governing the testimony and reports of its forensic experts. These documents, known as “Uniform Language for Testimony and Reports,” or ULTR documents, are designed to provide guidance on the submission of scientific statements by the Department’s forensic examiners when drafting reports or testifying.
Approved ULTR for General Forensic Chemistry and Seized Drug Examinations
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Anthropology Discipline
Approved ULTR for the Forensic DNA Discipline – Autosomal DNA with Probabilistic Genotyping
Approved ULTR for the Forensic DNA Discipline – Mitochondrial DNA
Approved ULTR for the Forensic DNA Discipline – Y-STR DNA
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Fiber Discipline
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Firearms/Toolmarks Discipline – Fracture Match
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Firearms/Toolmarks Discipline – Pattern Match
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Geology Discipline
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Glass Discipline
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Hair Discipline
Approved ULTR for the Forensic Latent Print Discipline