Somerset County Recorder of Deeds: Free Discharge Recording

Somerset County's Recorder of Deeds, County Annex, 300 North Center Avenue, Suite 400, Somerset (814-445-1547), records a military discharge for $0.00 under its November 2025 fee schedule; the recorded book and page is what the county's Veteran ID card application asks for.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, free, Recorder of Deeds, Patricia Peifer, 814-445-1547, Somerset, Berlin, Meyersdale, Windber, Confluence, Rockwood, Central City, Boswell, Salisbury, Jennerstown, Stoystown, Seven Springs.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Somerset County, PACounty

Free recording is the State's rule (see the Pennsylvania entries). The Recorder of Deeds' fee schedule, effective November 14, 2025 under Act 45 of 2025, prices "MILITARY DISCHARGE $0.00", and the office's page lists military discharges among the documents it records. The Veterans Affairs Office's Veteran ID card application is approved against the discharge's recorded book and page, so recording comes first. Where. Somerset County Recorder of Deeds Patricia A. Peifer, 300 N. Center Avenue, Suite 400, Somerset, PA 15501; (814) 445-1547, fax (814) 445-1563.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Somerset County Recorder of Deeds: Free Discharge Recording
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording is free; no rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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