Miscellaneous

Washington County Clerk: No Discharge Line and No Fee Schedule - 72 O.S. 22 Carries the Free Recording

The Washington County Clerk (Annette Smith, 400 S. Johnstone, Room 100, Bartlesville, 918-337-2840) serves as register of deeds and custodian of records; her page names no military-discharge line and posts no fee schedule, so the free DD-214 recording and certified copies are 72 O.S. 22 and the confidentiality 19 O.S. 270 - carried by the State entry; records are searchable on OKCountyRecords.com and oklmrecords.com.

Also called: County Clerk, Annette Smith, Sara Berghoefer, register of deeds, DD-214, discharge, 72 O.S. 22, 19 O.S. 270, OKCountyRecords, Kellpro, oklmrecords, 918-337-2840, 918-337-2834, 400 S. Johnstone, Bartlesville, Bartlesville, Dewey, Copan, Ochelata, Ramona, Vera, Caney, Oglesby, Bowring.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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The office. Annette Smith, Washington County Clerk, 400 S Johnstone, Room 100, Bartlesville, OK 74003 - office (918) 337-2840, purchasing (918) 337-2845, land records (918) 337-2834, fax (918) 337-2894. "The County Clerk serves as the register of deeds and custodian of records for the County." The page offers a free Kellpro notification service ("Sign up with OKCountyRecords to be notified when a document is recorded in the Washington County Clerk's Office with your name or legal description") and the records land on OKCountyRecords.com; the county also links oklmrecords.com/washington/map, the Oklahoma County Officers' Land Records host. The missing line. The clerk's page names no military-discharge line and posts no fee schedule at all. Oklahoma's Title 72, section 22 requires the county clerk to record discharge papers "without charge" and furnish certified copies "without charge", and section 270 of Title 19 keeps the recorded discharge confidential - both are carried by the State entry, which also notes the November 1, 2026 change adding grandchildren to the authorized parties. A veteran asked to pay cites 72 O.S. 22. The minutes' clerks. The window's minutes name Deputy County Clerk Sara Berghoefer recording the Board's proceedings (e.g. the May 4, 2026 set).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Washington County Clerk: No Discharge Line and No Fee Schedule - 72 O.S. 22 Carries the Free Recording
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Any veteran with a dischargeRecording and certified copies are free under 72 O.S. 22 and the record is confidential under 19 O.S. 270. No rating is needed.

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