Polk County Register of Deeds: the Record Military Discharges duty (Sally L. Spanel)

The Polk County Register of Deeds (Sally L. Spanel, Government Center, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 160, Balsam Lake, 715-485-9240, weekdays 8:30 to 4:30) lists 'Record Military Discharges' among its department duties, beside the real-estate records, the marriage records and the certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.

Also called: Register of Deeds, Sally L. Spanel, Record Military Discharges, DD-214, DD214, military discharge, Suite 160, 715-485-9240, 100 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, Balsam Lake, Osceola, Amery, St. Croix Falls, Frederic, Luck, Dresser, Centuria, Turtle Lake, Clear Lake.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Polk County, WICounty

The duty. The Register of Deeds page's Department Duties: "Official repository for all real estate records including, but not limited to, Deeds, Mortgages, Satisfactions, Certified Survey Maps, Federal Tax Liens, and Plats. File Marriage Records. Record Military Discharges. Issue certified copies of Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce certificates. (Divorce certificates issued for divorces granted 2016 to present.)" The office: Sally L. Spanel, Register of Deeds, [email protected]; Polk County Government Center, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 160, Balsam Lake, WI 54810; 715-485-9240; Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The recorded discharge is the DD-214 the CVSO's own Services Available list also handles ("Recording of Military Discharges", "Obtaining Replacement DD-214's"); the State entry carries the free DD-214 recording rule, and the Register of Deeds' page publishes no veteran fee line of its own, so the duty line is the county's record.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Polk County Register of Deeds: the Record Military Discharges duty (Sally L. Spanel)
Gate	Rule
Veterans recording a discharge	The Register of Deeds records military discharges per its department duties; the State entry carries the free DD-214 recording rule.

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