Butler County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Records

The Butler County Recorder of Deeds (Debby Lundstrom, Room 106 of the Courthouse at 100 N. Main Street, 573-686-8086) files and maintains military discharges; the DD-214 index is closed and copies go only to authorized parties under RSMo 59.480, and no discharge filing fee is published.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, no charge, RSMo 59.480, Recorder of Deeds, Debby Lundstrom, closed records, authorized parties, Tapestry, Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff, Qulin, Neelyville, Fisk, Broseley, Harviell, Hendrickson, Rombauer.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Butler County, MOCounty

The Recorder's own page. Butler County's Recorder of Deeds duties list: "File and maintain military discharges (Regulations and Request forms)". The page's Military Discharge Records (DD 214) section: "This is an index to military discharges in Butler County giving the name, address, service branch, discharge date and recorded book and page numbers. It also lists some biographical information. These records are closed and may only be obtained by authorized parties. Please call the Recorder's office for info." That is RSMo 59.480's rule - no fee for filing, copies only to an authorized party, and the State entry carries the rest, including the closure of the images. The office. Debby Lundstrom has held the office since her 1995 election; office manager Mandy Allen, deputies Audrey Johnston, Tarah Moore and Amanda Hill. Room 106, Butler County Courthouse, 100 N. Main Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901; 573-686-8086, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Land records run from 1970 online ( Tapestry record search), and the office issues marriage licences and federal and state tax-lien filings beside it. No fee schedule is published on the county site. A veteran asked to pay for a DD-214 filing should cite section 59.480.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Butler County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Records
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording is free under the State statute; copies go only to the veteran or an authorized party. No rating is needed.

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