Bedford County Register & Recorder: the Free Soldiers’ Discharge Recording

Pennsylvania's recorders record discharges and keep them confidential (16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 13; see the Pennsylvania entry on discharge recording). What Bedford's fee schedule says is the county's own line: the Recorder of Deeds fee bill, effective November 20, 2025, lists between "Ag Security Area/ Ag Ordinance" and "NOTARY": "SOLDIERS DISCHARGE (DD-214) ....…………FREE". The bill's other prices carry the Recorder Improvement Fund additions; the discharge line carries none. The county's Veterans Affairs office points to the same record: "Check locally first. Many Veterans filed their discharge papers with the Bedford County Recorder of Deeds. Contact them directly, or come into our office and we can search for it on your behalf" (see the office's FAQ). Where and who. Register & Recorder Alyssa N. Miller - the fee bill's payee line reads "Alyssa N Miller, Acting Register of Wills" and "Alyssa N Miller, Register Recorder" - Bedford County Courthouse, 200 S Juliana St., Room 106, Bedford, PA 15522; main office 814-623-4836, fax 814-624-0488; [email protected]; open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., same-day recording stopping at 4:00 p.m. Mail must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope; no more than five documents per check; e-recording runs through CSC and Simplifile.