Onondaga County Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and FAVOR Card

The Onondaga County Clerk records a DD-214 free and issues the free Return the FAVOR photo ID card, which participating Central New York businesses honour with discounts and County Parks accepts for free admission, to honorably discharged veterans living in the county.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, County Clerk, FAVOR card, Return the FAVOR, veteran ID card, discount card, Military Law 250, Syracuse.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Onondaga County, NYCounty

Recording discharges. The County Clerk's fee schedule lists "Military Discharge/DD214: No Fee", as Military Law 250 requires; see the New York entry on discharge recording, which also covers who may get a copy. FAVOR card. The "Return the FAVOR" (Find and Assist Vets of Record) card is a free photo ID from the County Clerk, or from any town clerk in the county, for an honorably discharged veteran living in Onondaga County; bring the discharge or DD-214. Participating merchants give a discount or special offer, the Clerk publishes their list, and County Parks takes the card for free admission. Office: County Court House, 401 Montgomery Street, Syracuse 13202 (315-435-2227).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Onondaga County Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and FAVOR Card
Gate	Rule
An honorable discharge, for the FAVOR card	Recording and the card are free. No rating is needed.

Sources

Onondaga County Clerk, Veterans Favor CardOfficial
Onondaga County Clerk, Fee ScheduleOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-03.

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