Bonner County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording and Copies

The Bonner County Recorder, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 335, Sandpoint (208-265-1490), records a veteran's military discharge and gives copies of it with no fee, as Idaho Code 65-301 requires; a recorded discharge is not a public record without the veteran's or a survivor's written consent.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, free, no fee, Recorder, 65-301, 208-265-1490, Sandpoint, Priest River, Ponderay, Sagle, Kootenai, Dover, Clark Fork, Hope, Oldtown, Blanchard, Priest Lake, Coolin, Cocolalla, Laclede, Careywood.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Bonner County, IDCounty

The State rule. Idaho Code 65-301: no public officer may charge for recording or indexing a veteran's discharge papers or for issuing certified copies; a veteran may record with personal identifiers redacted; the veteran or a surviving spouse, attorney, personal representative, executor or guardian may have a recorded discharge removed, free; and a recorded discharge is not a public record without the express written consent of one of them (see the Idaho entry). The county's fee table. The Recording office's fees under Idaho Code 31-3205 list, under recordings, "Military Discharge NO FEE", and under copies, "Military Discharge NO FEE". The office records Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bonner County requires a three-inch top margin on the first page of every recorded document, or a cover sheet; a DD-214 needs the cover sheet. Ask the office what identification it wants before giving a copy to someone other than the veteran. Where. Bonner County Recorder, 1500 Highway 2, Suite 335, Sandpoint, ID 83864; 208-265-1490; [email protected].

Thresholds

Thresholds for Bonner County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording and Copies
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge, or a surviving spouse or representative	Recording and copies are free under Idaho Code 65-301; no rating is needed.

Sources

Bonner County, Idaho, Recording, fees (read 2026-10-23)Official
Idaho Code 65-301 (read 2026-10-23)Official

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-24.

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