Adair County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording

The Adair County Recorder of Deeds, Tracy Hunter, 106 W. Washington St., Kirksville (660-665-3890), lists military discharges among the documents the office records; RSMo 59.480 makes the recording and copies free and limits copies to the veteran or an authorized party.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, recording, no charge, RSMo 59.480, Recorder of Deeds, Tracy Hunter, 660-665-3890, Kirksville, Novinger, Brashear, Gibbs, Millard.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Adair County, MOCounty

Mo. Rev. Stat. 59.480 makes the recording of a discharge free and limits who may see or copy it; see the Missouri entry. The Recorder's page lists "Military Discharges" among the documents in the office. Its recording fee ($26 the first page and $3 each further page, cash or check only) and the copy charges it mentions are for land records; the page says nothing of discharge fees, and the statute keeps a discharge and its copies free. No request form is posted; copies go only to the veteran or an authorized party on the Recorders Association of Missouri's notarized request. Where. Recorder of Deeds Tracy Hunter, 106 W. Washington St., Kirksville, MO 63501; 660-665-3890; [email protected] (the address and phone are from the Recorders Association's directory; the county page names the Recorder).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Adair County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording and copies are free under the State statute; copies go only to the veteran or the people 59.480 names. No rating is needed.

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