---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 147.12"
title: "32"
number: "147.12"
heading: "Guideline J—Criminal conduct."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/147.12"
---

# §147.12. Guideline J—Criminal conduct.

- (a) **The concern.** A history or pattern of criminal activity creates doubt about a person's judgment, reliability and trustworthiness.
- (b) **Conditions that could raise a security concern and may be disqualifying include—**
  - (1) Allegations or admissions of criminal conduct, regardless of whether the person was formally charged;
  - (2) **A single serious crime or multiple lesser offenses.**
- (c) **Conditions that could mitigate security concerns include—**
  - (1) The criminal behavior was not recent;
  - (2) The crime was an isolated incident;
  - (3) The person was pressured or coerced into committing the act and those pressures are no longer present in that person's life;
  - (4) The person did not voluntarily commit the act and/or the factors leading to the violation are not likely to recur;
  - (5) Acquittal;
  - (6) **There is clear evidence of successful rehabilitation.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: E.O. 12968 (60 FR 40245, 3 CFR 1995 Comp., p 391).

### Source

Source: 63 FR 4573, Jan. 30, 1998, unless otherwise noted.