Appeals and Challenges
If you are in any of the following situations, you are welcome to file an appeal with the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC):
To start the appeal process, you must write to the ABC within 60 days of the postmark on the letter bearing the decision or the date of the email communication. The letter appealing the decision must clearly state the reason for the appeal and must be mailed to the ABC Registrar at:
ABC Registrar
P.O. Box 1358
Palmetto, FL 34220
The Registrar will acknowledge the receipt of the appeal to the appellant (that person appealing the decision of the ABC) within 14 days of receipt of the appeal.
If you need additional information or would like to better understand the ABC procedure for Appeals, please read the ABC Challenges and Appeals Procedure (09-09).
- Applicant: if you have been denied permission to sit for an examination
- Candidate: you failed a certification examination given by the ABC and you would like your examination rescored or examined
- Certificant:
- You were denied when you tried to convert your certificate to Fellow status
- Your Proficiency Test was determined to be a failure
- Your Recertification Points were denied
- You failed to Recertify due to a lack of recertification points
- Your certification status was placed on probation, suspended or revoked.
To start the appeal process, you must write to the ABC within 60 days of the postmark on the letter bearing the decision or the date of the email communication. The letter appealing the decision must clearly state the reason for the appeal and must be mailed to the ABC Registrar at:
ABC Registrar
P.O. Box 1358
Palmetto, FL 34220
The Registrar will acknowledge the receipt of the appeal to the appellant (that person appealing the decision of the ABC) within 14 days of receipt of the appeal.
If you need additional information or would like to better understand the ABC procedure for Appeals, please read the ABC Challenges and Appeals Procedure (09-09).