Grand Traverse County Clerk: Military Discharge Records (DD-214)

The Grand Traverse County Clerk, 400 Boardman Avenue, Suite 101, Traverse City (231-922-4760), keeps a veteran's DD-214 on file so certified copies can be made later, and under MCL 35.32 lets only the veteran, someone with the veteran's written permission or the surviving heirs see or copy it.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, County Clerk, certified copy, 35.31, 35.32, confidential, 231-922-4760, Traverse City, Kingsley, Fife Lake, Interlochen, Williamsburg, Acme, Grawn, Buckley, Suttons Bay, Leelanau County.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Grand Traverse County, MICounty

The State rules are the Michigan entry's on the county clerk's record of discharge (MCL 35.31 and 35.32). The Clerk's page: "Veterans should place a copy of their discharge (Form DD-214) on file with the County Clerk, when they are discharged from service. This enables the County Clerk to produce certified copies for the veterans use." And: "Pursuant to MCL 35.32, a military service discharge record is confidential and may be viewed or copied only by the veteran, a person with the veteran's written permission, or the surviving heirs of a veteran." The page also points to the Secretary of State's veteran designation on a Michigan licence and to the National Archives for copies of records not on file. Where. County Clerk, 400 Boardman Avenue, Suite 101, Traverse City, MI 49684; 231-922-4760; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Grand Traverse County Clerk: Military Discharge Records (DD-214)
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Filing and copies under the State statute; no rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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