Nash County Register of Deeds: Military Discharges

North Carolina's G.S. 47-113.2 governs recorded discharges; see the North Carolina entry. Nash County's Register of Deeds: "Effective January 1, 2004, all military discharge records filed in the Register of Deeds office shall be considered public record with restricted access." Who may request or record one: "The veteran named in the document"; an agent or representative authorised in writing by the veteran or the veteran's widow or widower (with a notarised authorisation), by a court (with a court order) or by the executor of a deceased veteran (with letters testamentary); "An authorized agent of the Division of Veteran Affairs, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the Department of Defense, a court official with an interest in assisting the veteran, or the deceased veteran's beneficiaries to obtain a benefit"; and the North Carolina State Archives. How. "We cannot accept requests for copies by mail or phone." Go to the office in Nashville, or ask the county's Veteran Services office (252-462-2720) for help. The statute and the North Carolina entry cover recording fees and copies.