Marion County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording and Certified Copies

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 county's Military Discharge page: "Any notice or document that is evidence of severance or transfer from military service and which contains a service record from the armed forces of the United States, including but not limited to the Department of Defense form DD214, shall be recorded, free of charge, for any person. The original document must be presented." Copies: "Images of military discharge documents or copies thereof shall only be made available to an authorized party by submitting a notarized request form to the Recorders Office, pursuant to statute 59.480. This law was intended to protect the identity of our veterans." And: "There is no fee charged for recording the original document or for certifying a copy for an authorized person." The posted form is the Recorders Association of Missouri's. Where. Recorder of Deeds Harla Friesz, 100 S. Main St., P.O. Box 392, Palmyra, MO 63461; (573) 769-7001; [email protected]. The Recorder's own page lists military discharge papers among the records filed there; its non-standard document fee ($25) is for land instruments.