Monroe County Recorder: Free Military Discharge Copies

The Monroe County Recorder records Military Discharges (DD214) with no charge to veterans or immediate family, among the instruments scanned, indexed and microfilmed into the county's records; general recording runs $25 under the fee schedule (IC 36-2-7-10).

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, no charge, Recorder, fee schedule, Bloomington, Ellettsville, Stinesville, Smithville.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Monroe County, INCounty

The Recorder's own documents page lists among the instruments recorded: "Military Discharges (DD214) - no charge to veterans or immediate family". The office verifies each instrument, scans and indexes it and microfilms it for archival purposes; most documents are accessible at doxpop.com, requests go to [email protected], and the office is at (812) 349-2520. The fee schedule (IC 36-2-7-10) prices deeds and most other documents at $25.00 and mortgages at $55.00, and names no charge line of its own for discharges - the free-recording text is the documents page's. The State entries carry the confidentiality of recorded discharges.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Monroe County Recorder: Free Military Discharge Copies
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording a DD214 costs a veteran or immediate family nothing.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-19.

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