Orange County Clerk: Free DD-214 Recording, the F.A.V.O.R. Card and the Veterans Peddlers License
The Orange County Clerk files a DD-214 free, issues the Return the F.A.V.O.R. photo ID card with a discount book to honorably discharged county veterans, and issues the free veterans peddlers license, valid as long as the holder lives in the county.
Also called: DD-214, DD214, County Clerk, Kelly Eskew, F.A.V.O.R., FAVOR card, Return the FAVOR, veteran ID card, discount book, peddlers license, peddler, Military Law 250, Goshen.
Recording discharges. The County Clerk records DD-214s free, as Military Law 250 requires; the Map Department takes the filings (845-291-3284), and a permanent certified copy can be had later. See the New York entry on discharge recording, which also covers who may get a copy. Office: Kelly Eskew, County Clerk, 255 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924 (845-291-2690; certified copies 845-291-3287), weekdays 9 to 5.
Return the F.A.V.O.R. card. A county photo identification card under the Orange County Veteran's Discount Program, issued to a veteran who brings proof of military service and residency to the Clerk's office, weekdays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the card comes with an updated list of participating vendors offering discounts. The Veterans Discount Book was updated in July 2025. Questions: 845-291-3060.
Veterans peddlers license. A license issued free of charge to a veteran honorably discharged from the Armed Forces, on the DD-214, valid as long as the holder maintains residency in the county; photos are taken in the office free of charge (845-291-3292). See the New York entry on the veterans peddlers license, which this carries out.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Orange County Clerk: Free DD-214 Recording, the F.A.V.O.R. Card and the Veterans Peddlers License
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Rule
An honorable discharge, for the card and the license
Recording, the card and the license are free. No rating is needed.
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