Shelby County Clerk (Tony Harover): Military Discharge Recording under KRS 422.090

The Shelby County Clerk (Tony Harover, 501 Main Street, Shelbyville) records military discharges under KRS 422.090 - the county clerk records a resident's discharge without charge, keeps the recorded papers out of public disclosure (the index of names stays public), lists who may get a copy, and lets the veteran have every copy destroyed; the clerk's recorded series indexes military discharges among the records the office carries, with images for various document types back to 1980.

Also called: County Clerk, Tony Harover, DD-214, DD214, military discharge, discharge recording, no charge, KRS 422.090, not public record, 501 Main Street, Shelbyville, Shelbyville, Simpsonville, Finchville, Mount Eden, Cropper, Bagdad, Chestnut Grove, Harrisonville.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Shelby County, KYCounty

The rules are the State's, and the Kentucky entry on discharge recording sets them out: KRS 422.090 has the county clerk record a resident's discharge without charge, keeps the recorded papers out of public disclosure (the index of names stays public), lists who may get a copy, and lets the veteran have the clerk destroy every copy; it was last amended in 2010. The office. The Shelby County Clerk is Tony Harover - the roll the Fiscal Court's agendas call, and the county's records office at the Courthouse, 501 Main Street, Shelbyville, KY 40065. The clerk's own site carries the hours, the holiday list and the records pages: the recorded series indexes "military discharges" among "deeds, name changes, mechanics liens, mortgages, powers of attorney, wills, corporations, tax liens ... charitable gaming registrations, assignments, releases, marriages, and delinquent property taxes", with "additional back images for various document types back to 1980." Bring the DD-214 to the clerk at the Courthouse; the filing takes no fee and the record is withheld from the public under the State's discharge-recording entry. The office's holiday list closes the courthouse for Veterans Day (Wednesday, November 11, 2026), so record or request around it.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Shelby County Clerk (Tony Harover): Military Discharge Recording under KRS 422.090
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge to record	Recording is free and the record is confidential under KRS 422.090; the veteran may later have every copy destroyed. The rating filter never hides this entry.

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Last updated 2026-11-02.

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