Vilas County Register of Deeds: DD-214 Military Discharges Kept, Eagle River

The Vilas County Register of Deeds, in the Courthouse at 330 Court Street, Eagle River, keeps military discharges among the county’s vital records; Wisconsin law has the register record a veteran’s discharge free and limit who may see it.

Also called: Register of Deeds, DD-214, DD214, military discharge, vital records, section 45.05, 330 Court Street, Eagle River, Arbor Vitae, Boulder Junction, Land O’ Lakes, Phelps, Conover, St. Germain, Manitowish Waters, Presque Isle, Lac du Flambeau, Winchester, Plum Lake.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Vilas County, WICounty

The Register's words. Its mission: "To provide and protect the integrity of the official county repository for: Real estate record (deeds land contracts, mortgages, etc); Real-property-related financing statements; Vital Records (birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership and military discharges)". The page prints no discharge fee. The statute. A Wisconsin register of deeds records a veteran's certificate of discharge without charge and restricts access to it (section 45.05; the Wisconsin entries).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Vilas County Register of Deeds: DD-214 Military Discharges Kept, Eagle River
Gate	Rule
A veteran recording a discharge	Recording is free under State law; no rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-11-07.

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