Washtenaw County Clerk: DD-214 Copies and the Veteran ID Card

Michigan county clerks record discharges, keep them confidential for 70 years and give copies free to the veteran and those working on the veteran's behalf (MCL 35.31 to 35.35; see the Michigan entry on discharge records). Recording. A Washtenaw County resident brings the original discharge in person to the Clerk/Register's Vital Records Division, 200 North Main Street, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (734-222-6720); it is copied and handed back. Copies. Free to the veteran named on the record and, with a certified death certificate and proof of relationship, to the spouse or immediate family, two certified copies at a time, in person, by mail or online (the online vendor still charges its service fee). The Clerk's fee schedule, which the fee resolution before the Board on October 7, 2026 keeps unchanged, lists "First 2 Copies $0, Additional Copies $5". MCL 35.32(2)(c) says the veteran, a person with the veteran's permission, the heirs and a service officer or county veterans counsellor working on a claim "shall not be charged" for that veteran's records, so a third copy is owed free too. The Clerk's page also leaves out the statute's access for a person with permission and for service officers. Veteran ID card. The Clerk issues a photo veteran ID card to Washtenaw County residents, in person, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., for $10, on the original DD-214 (unless already on file) showing an honorable discharge "or equivalent status", and photo ID. Businesses that give a veteran discount often accept it. Licence to sell goods. The Clerk also issues the veteran's licence under 1921 PA 359 (see the Michigan entry); the county Health Department's fee schedule exempts a licence holder from part of the State food service fees.