Polk County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording and Request Form

The Polk County Recorder of Deeds, Carol Poindexter, 102 E. Broadway, Room 8, Bolivar (417-326-4924), records military discharges and posts the Recorders Association of Missouri's notarized request form; recording and copies are free under RSMo 59.480, and military separation papers are exempt from the formatting rules.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, no charge, RSMo 59.480, Recorder of Deeds, Carol Poindexter, 417-326-4924, Military Discharge Request, Bolivar, Humansville, Pleasant Hope, Fair Play, Morrisville, Flemington, Halfway, Aldrich, Brighton.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Polk County, MOCounty

Mo. Rev. Stat. 59.480 makes the recording of a discharge free and limits who may see or copy it; see the Missouri entry. The Recorder's page: "The Recorder of Deeds records and files documents of writing affecting real property or personal property, subdivision plats, surveys, Military Discharges, federal and state tax liens and other instruments of writing." Its Forms list carries the "Military Discharge Request", the Recorders Association of Missouri form (one record per form; the veteran's identifiers; the requester's authority as the veteran or an agent; a notary's signature), and its formatting rules list "Military separation papers" among the exempt documents, so no non-standard fee can attach. Where. Recorder Carol Poindexter, 102 E. Broadway, Room 8, Bolivar, MO 65613; 417-326-4924; [email protected]; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Polk County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording and Request Form
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording and copies are free under the State statute; copies go only to the veteran or the people 59.480 names. No rating is needed.

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