Wasco County Clerk: DD-214 Discharge Papers Recorded, The Dalles

The Wasco County Clerk (401 E. 3rd Street, Suite 100, The Dalles; (541) 506-2532) records veterans’ DD-214 discharge papers among the county’s official records; under Oregon law a recorded discharge is kept confidential and copied only for the veteran and the others the statute names.

Also called: County Clerk, Clerk’s Office, recording, DD-214, DD214, discharge papers, military discharge, ORS 408.420, 401 E. 3rd Street, Suite 100, (541) 506-2532, The Dalles, Mosier, Dufur, Maupin, Shaniko, Antelope, Tygh Valley, Wamic, Pine Hollow, Rowena, Chenoweth, Pine Grove.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Wasco County, ORCounty

The county's words. The Recording page: "Recording is the act of putting a document into the official public records of a County. ... Other related documents that Wasco County records are Subdivision and Plat maps, Satisfaction of Mortgage documents (Reconveyances), Judgments, Liens, Veteran's DD-214 discharge papers, Requests for Notice of Default, Foreclosures and Death Certificates." The law. Oregon county clerks record discharge papers under ORS 408.420 and keep them from public view; copies go only to the veteran and the family members, representatives, service officers and funeral homes the statute lists (the Oregon entries). The Recording page prints no fee or request form for discharges; it points to the Clerk's section of the Wasco County Uniform Fee Schedule (Ordinance 26-001 raised the Public Land Corner Preservation Fund recording fee by $18 from June 16, 2026 for instruments under ORS 205.130(2)), so call before recording. The Veterans Service Office also helps get a DD-214. Where. Wasco County Clerk, 401 E. 3rd Street, Suite 100, The Dalles, OR 97058 (the Clerk's page: "We have moved!"); County Clerk (541) 506-2532. The Clerk's office is closed on Veterans Day.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Wasco County Clerk: DD-214 Discharge Papers Recorded, The Dalles
Gate	Rule
A veteran recording a DD-214, or a person the statute lets copy it	Recording and copies follow ORS 408.420; no rating is needed.

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