# It Pays to Read the Entire Section Before Answering Police Record Questions on the SF86

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**Created:** [May 15, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/it-pays-to-read-the-entire-section-before-answering-police-record-questions-on-the-sf86/16449 "2023-05-15T13:36:15Z")\
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Originally published at: [It Pays to Read the Entire Section Before Answering Police Record Questions on the SF86 | ClearanceJobs Blog](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/it-pays-to-read-the-entire-section-before-answering-police-record-questions-on-the-sf86/)  
   
Increasingly I come across background investigations where the applicant fills out the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) and they fail to list required information in the police record section of the form. As a result, the investigation is conducted, information is found that contradicts the applicant’s answers to the questions, and the clearance is…