Lorain County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording and Veteran ID Card

The Recorder records a DD-214 or NGB-22 free, with free certified copies, and issues a veteran ID card good for ten years without an appointment, but offers the card only to "honorably discharged veterans", where the statute bars only a dishonorable discharge.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, NGB-22, county recorder, veteran ID card, veterans identification card, discharge, Mike Doran.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lorain County, OHCounty

Recording. The Lorain County Recorder, 226 Middle Avenue, Room 102, Elyria (440-329-5148, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), records a DD-214, a Guard or reserve NGB-22 and an Honorable Discharge Certificate at no cost, and gives certified copies at no charge to use in place of the original. No appointment is needed. It has recorded more than 30,000 discharges since 1865. That carries out Revised Code 317.24 and 317.27; see the Ohio entry on county recorders. The ID card. A veteran who records the original or a certified copy of the DD-214 or NGB-22 there and shows two current forms of identification, one with a photograph, gets a veteran ID card, valid ten years. The page states no fee. Where the page narrows the statute. It issues the card to "honorably discharged veterans". Section 317.241 refuses it only where the discharge is dishonorable, so a veteran with a general or other than honorable discharge is eligible and should cite the section.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lorain County Recorder: Free Discharge Recording and Veteran ID Card
Gate	Rule
Any discharge but dishonorable, under the statute	Recording is free for any discharge. The statute gives the card to a veteran whose recorded discharge is not dishonorable; the Recorder says honorable. No rating is needed.

Sources

Lorain County Recorder, VeteransOfficial
Ohio Revised Code section 317.241Official

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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