Douglas County Clerk and Recorder: Free DD-214 Recording

The Douglas County Clerk and Recorder records a military discharge or DD-214 at no charge, where most documents cost $43. A recorded discharge is closed to the public under State law and opens only to the veteran or, after the veteran's death, close family.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, Clerk and Recorder, recording, Castle Rock, 24-72-204.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Douglas County, COCounty

The Recording Office's fee list includes "Military Discharge/DD-214: No Charge", against $43 a document for most other recordings. C.R.S. 30-1-103, which sets clerk and recorder fees, names no discharge exemption, so the free recording is the Clerk's own practice, as in El Paso, Arapahoe and Denver. How. Bring or mail the document to the Recording Office in Castle Rock; recorded documents are returned to the return address on them, or in a self-addressed envelope sent with them. Who can see it. C.R.S. 24-72-204(3)(a)(XVIII) closes discharge records filed with a county clerk and recorder to the public and opens them only to the veteran or, if the veteran has died, to the veteran's parents, siblings, widow or widower, and children. The Recording Office's pages do not say how it releases a recorded DD-214; ask before requesting a copy.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Douglas County Clerk and Recorder: Free DD-214 Recording
Gate	Rule
Any discharge	Recording a DD-214 is free. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-03.

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