Oconto County Register of Deeds (Laurie Wusterbarth): DD-214s recorded and stored with no recording fee

The mission. The Register of Deeds' Mission page: "The mission of the Oconto County Register of Deeds office is to provide secure storage, accurate indexing and convenient public access for all real estate documents, uniform commercial code fixture filings, federal tax liens, military discharges, vital records, and other instruments entitled to be recorded, as directed by the Wisconsin Statutes." The fee. The office's 2025 Annual Report (County Board packet of May 21, 2026): "Military Discharges: DD-214 records are recorded and permanently stored for our military veterans. There is no recording fee, per WI State Statute 45.05." The posted fee schedule's $30 flat recording fee is for real estate documents and prints no discharge line. The report also notes that "In 1907, the Register of Deeds statutorily became the designated office where all vital records for birth, marriage, death, and military discharges would be accepted, indexed, filed, stored, and issued." Where. Laurie Wusterbarth, Register of Deeds, Oconto County Courthouse, 301 Washington Street, Oconto, WI 54153; phone (920) 834-7113, fax 920-834-6805; Monday to Friday 8:00 to 4:00. The State entry carries the s. 45.05 rule.