# PR for Secret but have a bench warrant

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/pr-for-secret-but-have-a-bench-warrant/4588>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [August 29, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/pr-for-secret-but-have-a-bench-warrant/4588 "2018-08-29T15:49:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![13f2pl7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/94ad74/32.png) [@13f2pl7](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/13f2pl7)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/pr-for-secret-but-have-a-bench-warrant/4588/1 "2018-08-29T15:49:43Z")

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Hello all, It is time for my PR yet I have a bench warrant for traffic violations that i still have yet to take care of (nasty divorce) what are my chances of denial/what do I need to do (besides take care of it) in order to keep my clearance?

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**Author:** ![compsci36](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/compsci36/32/1380_2.png) [@compsci36](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/compsci36)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/pr-for-secret-but-have-a-bench-warrant/4588/2 "2018-08-29T15:59:21Z")

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Self reporting is a given. You are going to be looked on very unfavorably with an arrest warrant pending. It is best to resolve this as a quickly as possible. No one can say for certain that you will / will not be renewed however the bench warrant will weigh heavily in the decision.

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**Author:** ![EdFarmerIII](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/edfarmeriii/32/122_2.png) [@EdFarmerIII](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/EdFarmerIII)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/pr-for-secret-but-have-a-bench-warrant/4588/3 "2018-08-29T16:10:58Z")

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Get it resolved . . . I received my initial clearance even though there were several bench warrants discovered during my BI. The difference is that I didn’t know about before they were unearthed by my investigator AND I resolved them within a few days of being informed. They were a non-issue at adjudication.

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**Author:** ![amberbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@amberbunny](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/amberbunny)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/pr-for-secret-but-have-a-bench-warrant/4588/4 "2018-08-30T14:17:16Z")

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What does the divorce have to do with the traffic infraction? Simply go to their webpage, pay the fine and penalty or request a court date if you have an otherwise excellent track record and request mercy. You taking care of it and then informing the BI person about it as a closed matter is a world apart from an active arrest warrant.

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**Author:** ![S\_Agent\_Person](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@S\_Agent\_Person](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/S_Agent_Person)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/pr-for-secret-but-have-a-bench-warrant/4588/5 "2018-08-30T16:15:16Z")

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Bench warrants have an impact on your adjudication. Nasty divorce is not a valid reason in any court or adjudicator’s desk.