Pima County Recorder: Recording Discharge Papers

Arizona's county recorders record the discharge papers of service personnel without charge under ARS 11-465, and ARS 39-122 entitles a claimant to free copies of public records to use in a claim against the United States; the Arizona entry on recording discharges describes both. The Recorder's own fee schedule, read on October 12, 2026, carries the line "MILITARY DISCHARGE per A.R.S. §11-465: NO CHARGE" in its fee table. The Recorder's office is headed by elected Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly. Document recording services answer at (520) 724-4350 and [email protected]. Recording happens at the Main Downtown Office, 240 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (the office does not notarize), with limited services at the Eastside Office, 6920 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite D, Tucson, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed for lunch noon to 1 p.m. Mail goes to Pima County Recorder, P.O. Box 3145, Tucson, AZ 85702-3145. The Recorder's published recording pages name no other discharge-specific practice, so the statute governs: a DD-214 is recorded free, and certified copies for a VA claim are free on request.