Scott County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording

The Scott County Recorder of Deeds, Tara Mason, Courthouse Room 134, 131 S. Winchester, Benton (573-545-3551), lists military discharges among the documents the office records; RSMo 59.480 makes the recording and copies free and limits copies to the veteran or an authorized party on a notarized request.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, no charge, RSMo 59.480, Recorder of Deeds, Tara Mason, 573-545-3551, Benton, Sikeston, Scott City, Chaffee, Oran, Morley, Kelso, Vanduser, Commerce, Blodgett, Diehlstadt.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Scott 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 lists "Military discharges" among the legal documents the office records, beside plats, land transfers, surveys, deeds of trust, tax liens and marriage licences. The page posts no request form and no discharge fee; its general terms ($1 a page for copies, $26 for the first page of a recording) are the land-record fees, and the statute keeps a discharge and its copies free - a veteran charged for either should cite section 59.480. Copies go only to the veteran or an authorized party on the Recorders Association of Missouri's notarized request form. Where. Recorder of Deeds Tara Mason, Scott County Courthouse, 131 S. Winchester, Room 134 (north side, bottom floor), Benton, MO 63736; mail P.O. Box 78; 573-545-3551, fax 573-545-4482; [email protected]. The office is open over the lunch hour.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Scott County Recorder of Deeds: Military Discharge Recording
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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