Franklin County (Tennessee) Register of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording

The Franklin County Register of Deeds records military discharges at no charge, as its Standard Fees page prints under TCA 8-21-1001, and keeps them off the public index under Tennessee Code 10-7-513; certified copies of other documents are $1.00 a page.

Also called: register of deeds, military discharge, DD-214, discharge recording, free recording, 10-7-513, 8-21-1001, Denise Marshall, Winchester, Estill Springs, Decherd, Sewanee, Cowan, Huntland, Sherwood, Monteagle.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Franklin County, TNCounty

The Register of Deeds' Standard Fees page prints, first of the fees: "Military discharges (TCA § 8-21-1001) No Charge". A discharge recorded with the register is confidential under Tennessee Code 10-7-513 and does not appear on the public index; see the Tennessee entry on military discharge recording. The page prices a certified copy of a document other than a plat at $1.00 per page, page size not over 8 1/2 by 14. The register's office is in the Franklin County Courthouse, 1 South Jefferson Street, Winchester; the site's Office Staff page and the Finance Committee's minutes name Denise Marshall the Register. The site also offers eRecording, a fee calculator and a fraud-alert service.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Franklin County (Tennessee) Register of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge to record	Free recording of a military discharge; the statute takes any qualifying discharge and the fee schedule names no restriction.

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