Lowndes County (Mississippi) Chancery Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and Copies

The Lowndes County Chancery Clerk, Cindy Goode, 505 2nd Avenue North, Columbus (662-329-5800), records military discharges (DD-214s); State law makes recording and certified copies free for a county resident.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, certified copies, free, Chancery Clerk, Cindy Goode, 35-3-13, 662-329-5800, Columbus, Artesia, Caledonia, Crawford, Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus AFB, New Hope, Steens, Plum Grove.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

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Lowndes County, MSCounty

Section 35-3-13 has chancery clerks record, without cost, honorable discharges and certificates of service of members of the Armed Forces residing in the county, and furnish certified copies free; see the Mississippi entry on free records for VA claims. The Lowndes County Chancery Clerk's page lists "Military Discharges (DD214)" among the records it keeps, and its recording fee schedule has no line for them; if charged, cite the statute. Before recording, ask how the discharge will be indexed and whether it can be kept from public view, since a DD-214 carries a Social Security number. Where. Chancery Clerk Cindy Goode, 505 2nd Avenue North, Columbus, MS 39701 (P.O. Box 684, Columbus, MS 39703); 662-329-5800; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lowndes County (Mississippi) Chancery Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and Copies
Gate	Rule
Any county resident with a discharge	Recording an honorable discharge and certified copies are free under Section 35-3-13. No rating is needed.

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