Livingston County Clerk: Free DD-214 Copies and the $10 Veteran ID Card

Michigan county clerks record discharges, keep them confidential and give copies to the veteran and those working on the veteran's behalf (MCL 35.31 to 35.35; see the Michigan entry on discharge records). Recording. "Bring in your original discharge (which will be immediately returned to you) and a copy will be kept in our Office." A veteran who has misplaced a discharge should call Livingston County Veteran Services at (517) 546-6338. "Military discharges are confidential. They are not public records and are not allowed to be viewed by the public." The Clerk is Elizabeth Hundley, with Chief Deputy Kristi Cox. Copies. "Copies are free of charge." In person: the individual named on the record brings a valid driver's licence or state ID; an immediate family member or spouse brings a certified death certificate, proof of relationship (birth certificate or marriage licence) and ID. By mail to "Livingston County Clerk Vital Records - DD-214, 200 E. Grand River Ave., Howell, Michigan 48843": a signed written request, a copy of the ID and a stamped self-addressed envelope, with the death certificate and proof of relationship added for family. The card. The county's Veteran photo ID card - "used to get discounts offered to veterans at many restaurants, hotels, stores, and other businesses" - costs $10 at the County Clerk's Office with a DD-214 and state photo ID, and requires "Honorable or General (Under Honorable) conditions" service. The county's page also names the free routes: the Secretary of State's veteran designation (no extra fee when renewing a licence), the VA's Veteran Health ID Card and, for retirees, the retired ID card - and lists what no veteran card can do, from federal benefits to base access.