Gila County Recorder: Free Recording and Copies of Military Discharges

The duty is the State's: A.R.S. 11-465 has the county recorder record discharge papers without a fee and limits who may see a recorded DD-214 (see the Arizona entry). The fee schedule. The Recorder's Recording Fees page: "Military Discharges (includes three (3) certified copies) FREE", and under copies of records, "Military Discharges FREE". Other copies are $1 a page and $3 to certify. Getting a copy. The Recorder's Public Records Request Forms page: "The Recorder's office handles public records requests for non-commercial voter data and military discharge requests only." Its Military Discharge (DD-214) Public Record Request Form asks for the document number, the purpose, name, photo ID number, address and phone, signed under penalty of perjury and notarized; email it to the Recorder or call 928-472-5301 (the Chief Registrar's line) or 928-402-8740 (recording). The form is the county's general public records form and does not say that under 11-465 only the veteran, the veteran's guardian, attorney or personal representative, or a federal official for a benefit claim may have a recorded DD-214; expect to show you are one of them. Recorder's offices: 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, and 707 South Colcord Road, Payson.