Saline County Register of Deeds: DD 214 Recorded Free, Copies Free, the Record Restricted

The county's own sentences. The Register of Deeds' Military page: "When an individual separates from military service, they receive a DD 214 (military separation form). The military service organizations strongly suggest recording the form to ensure easy availability of a certified copy of this document if the original were to become lost or destroyed. Upon recording of the Discharge Paper, the Recorder's Office will furnish free certified copies to the veteran. As a courtesy to military personnel, the Recorder's Office does not charge for the recording of the DD 214 forms. ... Pursuant to current statutes, military discharge papers recorded in this office are restricted records and not available to the general public." The statute and the form. The office's Request for DD 214 or Military Record form: "Effective July 1, 2004 the Kansas Open Records Act exempts Military Discharge (DD 214) Records, amending K.S.A., 2003 Supp. 45-221, adding Exemption No. 47 (among others). Access to said records is now restricted to the dischargee or his/her descendants or agents. To obtain a copy of a DD 214 and/or Military Record, this form must be completed ... We will require photo ID." The form's eligibility checkboxes run the dischargee, the immediate family (wife, husband, widow or widower not remarried, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister or other lineal descendant), the heir, agent or assigns, a licensed funeral director with custody of the body, a federal or state department or agency perfecting a claim, and written approval of the commissioner of veterans affairs for research. The free recording and the five free certified copies are K.S.A. 73-210a (the State entry). The office. Michelle Newell, Registrar of Deeds; 300 West Ash, Room 212, Salina, KS 67401; (785) 309-5855; [email protected]; hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a 4 p.m. recording cutoff (passports by appointment 8:30 to 2:30).