Newaygo County Clerk: Military Discharges Recorded, One Free Certified Copy

The Newaygo County Clerk (Jason VanderStelt, 1087 Newell St., P.O. Box 885, White Cloud, 231-689-7235) files veterans' discharge DD-214s - 'A certified copy is available free of charge to the veteran' - keeps the record confidential under MCL 35.32, and issues one free certified copy to a veteran (or, with the death certificate, a widow or dependent) under MCL 35.41 on written request with photo identification.

Also called: County Clerk, Jason VanderStelt, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, free, certified copy, 35.32, 35.41, confidential, 231-689-7235, 1087 Newell St, White Cloud, White Cloud, Fremont, Newaygo, Grant, Hesperia, Bitely, Coral, Croton Heights, Brohman, Woodland Park.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Newaygo County, MICounty

Michigan's county clerks keep the military discharge records; the recording, confidentiality and the free copy are MCL 35.32 and 35.41 (the State entries). What Newaygo's own page adds is the office's statement of the same rules. The clerk's Military Discharges page: "Following discharge from the Service, veterans may place a copy of their discharge (Form DD-214) on file with the County Clerk. A certified copy is available free of charge to the veteran." The page quotes the confidentiality statute - "Pursuant to MCL 35.32, a military service discharge record is confidential and may be viewed or copied only by the veteran, a person with the veteran's permission, the surviving heirs of the veteran, a veterans' service officer, the Michigan veterans trust fund, or a person employed by the county department of veterans' affairs who provides counseling for veterans, if access to that record is necessary to aid the veteran, or the surviving spouse or a dependent of the veteran in applying for benefits available to the veteran" - and the free-copy rule: "Pursuant to MCL 35.41, one certified copy of records held by the County Clerk's Office shall be provided at no cost to a veteran upon written request with the following documents per county policy: Issue to Veteran: Driver license or state issued photo identification. Issue to Widow or Dependent: Driver license or state issue photo identification; and Death Certificate of the veteran." A DD-214 application form is posted on the page. Where and who. County Clerk Jason VanderStelt, 1087 Newell St, PO Box 885, White Cloud, MI 49349; (231) 689-7235, fax (231) 689-7241; M-F 8am-5pm ("Birth Certificate Requests and Marriage License Applications can only be processed until 4:15pm Monday - Friday"); the clerk is also Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and of the Circuit Court. The Register of Deeds (Stewart K. Sanders, 231-689-7246) records the land records and posts no discharge text - the military-discharge record is the Clerk's.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Newaygo County Clerk: Military Discharges Recorded, One Free Certified Copy
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	File the DD-214 with the Clerk and receive one free certified copy; identification is required. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-11-02.

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