Clermont County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording and Veteran ID Cards

The Clermont County Recorder records a DD-214 free, returns the original and gives certified copies free to authorized parties for 75 years, and issues free veteran ID cards, but describes the card as for honorably discharged veterans, where the statute bars only a dishonorable one.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, county recorder, veteran ID card, veterans identification card, discharge, FraudSleuth.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Clermont County, OHCounty

Recording. The Clermont County Recorder, 101 East Main Street, Batavia (513-732-7236, fax 513-732-7891), records a DD-214 at no cost, copies and indexes it and returns the original. A recorded discharge is not a public record for 75 years: only the veteran, a county veterans service officer, the veteran's agent, a court-authorized person, or after death the executor, heir or funeral director gets an unredacted copy; anyone else gets one redacted to name, rank, dates and type of discharge (Revised Code 317.24; see the Ohio entry). Requests for copies are taken in person with identification, on the office's form. The office warns veterans against companies that charge for these free services. The ID card. The Recorder issues veteran identification cards free, with proper documentation, alongside the recorded discharge. Its announcement describes the card for "all honorably discharged veterans", where section 317.241 refuses the card only for a dishonorable discharge, so a veteran with a general or other than honorable discharge is eligible and should cite the section.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Clermont County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording and Veteran ID Cards
Gate	Rule
Any discharge but dishonorable, under the statute	Recording is free for any discharge. The statute gives the card to a veteran whose recorded discharge is not dishonorable; the Recorder says honorable. No rating is needed.

Sources

Clermont County Recorder, veterans records and military IDsOfficial
Clermont County Recorder, veteran ID cards announcementOfficial
Ohio Revised Code section 317.241Official

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