Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds: Free Discharge Recording and Copies

The Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds, in the Clerk of Judicial Records, records a DD-214 free, keeps it confidential and gives certified copies free to the veteran, immediate family or an agent authorised in writing, with photo ID.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, Recorder of Deeds, Clerk of Judicial Records, certified copy, 16 Pa.C.S. 1303, Allentown.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lehigh County, PACounty

Recording. "There is no charge to record Military Discharges in the Recorder of Deeds Division", which recommends recording in case the original is lost. Recorder of Deeds, Lehigh County Government Center, 17 S. 7th Street, Allentown (610-782-3162). Copies. Recorded discharges are confidential and disclosed only to the veteran, a member of the immediate family, or an agent or representative authorised in writing; certified copies are free to them with photo ID. 16 Pa.C.S. 1303 also allows release on a court's process, to the county director of veterans affairs or a government agency, and to anyone after 85 years. See the Pennsylvania entry on the county director.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds: Free Discharge Recording and Copies
Gate	Rule
A veteran, immediate family or an authorised agent	Recording and certified copies are free. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-03.

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