New Hanover County Register of Deeds: Free DD-214 Recording and Veterans' Honor Program Discount Card

The discharge. Recording is the State's free service; see the North Carolina entry. The New Hanover County Register of Deeds says "Military Discharges may be recorded in the Register of Deeds Office at no charge", with access restricted since January 1, 2004 under G.S. 47-113.2, and its list of who may record or obtain copies follows the statute: the veteran or the widow or widower; an agent authorised in a notarised writing by either of them, by a court or by the executor; agents of the State Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, VA, the Department of Defense or a court official helping with a benefit; and the State Archives. They "must come in person and present a government issued picture identification". Veterans' Honor Program. The Register of Deeds provides veterans with a photo ID card "that entitles them a discount at participating businesses", and publishes the list of businesses and their discounts, from percentages off to free services, each set by the business. A business may also honour an applicable military ID. Ask the Register of Deeds how to get a card: 910-798-7711 or [email protected].