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MILITARY RECORDS
RSMo
59.480
DUTIES OF RECORDERS
WHAT KIND OF MILITARY
RECORD CAN BE RECORDED?
“Military Discharge Document” ,
a discharge, separation notice, certificate of
service, report of transfer or discharge, or any
other notice or document which is evidence of
severance or transfer from military service and
which contains a service record from the armed
forces of the United States, or any document that
purports to represent a notice of separation from or
service in any armed forces of the United States or
any state, including but not limited to the
Department of Defense form DD 214;
RSMo 59.480 1.(2)
WHAT IS THE FEE FOR
RECORDING MILITARY DOCUMENTS?
There is
no charge or
compensation for filing military documents in
the Recorder of Deeds Office.
ARE THERE ANY REQUIREMENTS
FOR FILING MY RECORDS?
You are not
“required” to file your military records however, in
order for us to provide you with
certified copies of your records they must be filed
in accordance with state statutes.
·Your
documents must
be original or contain the original signature of
an officer of the armed forces of the
United States
or a federal or state agency.
·cannot
be a
certified copy from an agency of the federal or
state government
·cannot
appear to have alterations or erasures.
HOW CAN COPIES OF MY
RECORDS BE OBTAINED?
Images of a military discharge
document or copies thereof shall only be made
available to an
authorized
party by submitting a notarized request form to the
recorder of deeds. RSMo 59.480 6.
Download (Military
Form Instructions)
A request form that contains
more than one military discharge document shall not
be accepted by the recorder of deeds. RSMo 59.480 9.
WHAT IS THE FEE FOR
OBTAINING COPIES?
There is
no charge
for copies or certified copies and no fee for
notarizing request forms.
Download
(Military
Request Form)
Forms provided comply with the
rules adopted by the Recorders Association of
Missouri in compliance
with state statutes. RSMo 59.480 8.
For additional information
regarding filing of discharges from armed forces
with your county recorder
of deeds refer to Missouri Revised Statutes
captioned above or
contact the
Recorder’s office
at 1-816-380-8123 or
1-816-380-8121
Your Service is Truly Appreciated
Thank you
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