Porter County Recorder: Free DD-214 Recording and Honor Rewards Card

Recording is the State's rule (IC 10-17-2); see the Indiana entry. The Recorder's page: "The Recorder's office serves as the State of Indiana's recommended County backup for preserving original military discharge papers (including DD214) AT NO CHARGE, along with providing FREE certified copies of previously recorded discharge papers." Who can have a copy. "A discharge record is not a public record under IC 5-14-3." The Recorder gives certified copies to the veteran, a county or city service officer, an Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs employee, the funeral director handling the veteran's burial, the spouse or next of kin of a deceased veteran with the death certificate, and certain persons under a court order, each with photo identification. Honor Rewards. "Veterans can sign-up at the Recorder's office or online to receive an Honor Rewards card, which qualifies them for discounts and incentives at participating businesses in the local community." "The service is completely free and once signed up the veteran can expect to receive their Honor Rewards ID card in the mail in one to two weeks." The discounts are the businesses' own. Where. Recorder Chuck Harris, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 210, Valparaiso; 219-465-3465; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.