Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds: Free DD-214 Recording and a Warning About Paid Services
The Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds, Denise Massie, at the Historic Courthouse in Mt. Vernon (417-466-2670), tells veterans there is no charge to record a DD-214, warns them off companies that charge $79 to $119 to do it, and posts the Recorders Association of Missouri's notarized request form for copies under RSMo 59.480.
Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, no charge, RSMo 59.480, Recorder of Deeds, Denise Massie, 417-466-2670, Historic Courthouse, Mt. Vernon, Mount Vernon, Aurora, Marionville, Pierce City, Miller, Verona, Halltown, La Russell, Stotts City.
Mo. Rev. Stat. 59.480 makes the recording of a discharge free and limits who may see or copy it; see the Missouri entry. The Recorder's page, under "MILITARY VETERANS": "There is no charge for you to record your DD214 Discharge papers at your local Missouri Recorder of Deeds office. There are companies who may contact you to "help" you get these documents recorded for a fee anywhere from $79 to $119. DO NOT use these companies. They are charging you for a service that is free to you." It adds that recording "ensures that you will always have a certified copy available to you to prove your service to our country. It is often required to receive benefits such as entrance to a veterans clinic or home", cites section 59.480, and links the military discharge request form - the Recorders Association of Missouri form: the veteran's identifiers, the number of certified or uncertified copies, the requester's authority (the veteran, or a relative, attorney, government agency or court, or funeral director) and a notary's signature, one record per form.
The office. Recorder of Deeds Denise Massie, Historic Courthouse, Mt. Vernon; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; 417-466-2670. The page also announces the indexing of 45,997 instruments from 1966 to 1984 for online search (name searches free, viewing or printing charged) and the August 28, 2026 plat and survey fees; neither touches a discharge.
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Thresholds for Lawrence County Recorder of Deeds: Free DD-214 Recording and a Warning About Paid Services
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Any veteran with a discharge
Recording and copies are free under the State statute; copies go only to the veteran or the people 59.480 names. No rating is needed.
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