Berks County Recorder of Deeds: Free Discharge Recording and Veterans ID Card

The Berks County Recorder of Deeds records military discharge papers free and issues a veterans ID card, only at its office on the third floor of the County Services Center in Reading. Bring the original DD-214.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recorder of deeds, veteran ID card, County Services Center, Reading.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Berks County, PACounty

The Recorder of Deeds records a veteran's discharge papers (DD-214) free. A veteran recording for the first time brings the original. The veterans ID card is issued only at the Recorder's office, County Services Center, 633 Court Street, third floor, Reading, during office hours. Under 16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 13 a recorded discharge is confidential for 85 years and released only to the veteran, immediate family, someone the veteran authorises in writing, a court, a State or federal agency, or the county director.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Berks County Recorder of Deeds: Free Discharge Recording and Veterans ID Card
Gate	Rule
Any discharge	Recording is free. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-02.

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