Broome County Clerk: Free DD-214 Recording, the Veterans Discount Card and the Veterans Peddler's License

Recording discharges. "Honorably discharged veterans who reside in Broome County are entitled to record their original or certified DD-214 Discharge Certificates in the Broome County Clerk's Office. There are no filing fees for this service and your DD-214 will be returned to you immediately. The document will be sealed from public view to protect your privacy. Once recorded in the County Clerk's Office, veterans can request a Certified Copy of their DD-214 at any time free of charge." See the New York entry on discharge recording (Military Law 250). The Veterans Discount photo ID. A public-private programme "providing honorably discharged veterans with discounts on goods and services at participating local businesses". Bring an original or certified DD-214 and a government photo ID to the Clerk's office; once service and discharge are verified, the county's Security Department takes the picture and issues the card on the spot, free. If the DD-214 cannot be found, the Veterans Service Agency (607-778-2147) helps. The county's parks give the card's holders the veterans rate on rowboats and canoes (see the next entry). Veterans peddler's licence. "Honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces and their surviving spouses are eligible", free and "valid as long as you maintain residency within Broome County". Apply in person, 9 to 3:30, with a photo ID, six months' proof of residence and the DD-214; the process takes 30 to 45 minutes. Check with the city, town or village clerk where you will sell. See the New York entry on the veterans peddlers licence. Where. Broome County Clerk's Office, Broome County Office Building, 60 Hawley Street, 3rd floor, Binghamton, NY 13901.