Department of Handwriting, Authorship and Document Expertises

Marine Karapetyan

Marine Karapetyan
Head of Department

Born in 1961.

Education: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law.

Specialization: Lawyer.

Work experience as an expert: since 2001.


Main objective of the department is the realization of expertises and examinations to satisfy country interests, rights and freedom of citizens.

Besides expertises, the department also carries out scientific-methodological, research, technical, practical, experimental, analytical, educational and other activities.

Main directions of expert activities of the department are as follows:

Type of expertise: Handwriting.
Code: 01
Subtypes of expertises:
01-01: Handwriting examination;
01-02: Signature examination.

Type of expertise: Authorship.
Code: 02
Subtype of expertises:
02-01: Examination of written speech to identify the author.

Type of expertise: Document examination.
Code: 03
Subtype of expertises:
03-01: Detection of method and means of documents preparation;
03-02: Restoration of original content of documents;
03-03: Detection the sequence of the execution document’s parts;
03-04: Expertise of typewriting and computer text;
03-05: Examination of printing products;
03-06: Examination of stamps;
03-07: Detection the fact of duplication;
03-08. Detection of text content;
03-09: Examination of tattered and burned documents;
03-10. Examination banknotes and securities;
03-11: Identification of the document material;
03-12: Examination of other writing objects.

E-mail: info@nbe.am