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Record Your Discharge With the Clerk of Court, Free

Fla. Stat. 28.222 requires the clerk of the circuit court to record a veteran's certificate of discharge, separation or service without cost to the veteran — the clerk recovers the recording charge from the county instead. It creates a copy inside Florida that you or your family can obtain again without going to the federal archive.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Fla. Stat. 28.222 requires the clerk of the circuit court to record a veteran's certificate of discharge, separation or service without cost to the veteran — the clerk recovers the recording charge from the county instead. It creates a copy inside Florida that you or your family can obtain again without going to the federal archive.

What it's worth: Free recording of your discharge document with the clerk of court

  • The statute requires recording WITHOUT COST to the veteran. The clerk recovers the charge from the county, so a fee should not be asked of you.
  • It covers a certificate of discharge, separation or service showing the character of discharge.
  • The point is retrievability: a copy exists in Florida and can be obtained again without the federal archive, which takes weeks.
  • Nearly all the benefits in this corpus ask for that document at some stage, so this is worth doing before you need it.
  • There is no disability test.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You are in Florida.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Take your discharge certificate to the clerk of the circuit court in your county and ask for it to be recorded.
  2. 2If a fee is quoted, cite Fla. Stat. 28.222 — recording is to be without cost to the veteran, and the clerk recovers the charge from the county.
  3. 3Do it before you need it. The value is entirely in having the copy on the day something asks for it.
  4. 4Tell your family it is recorded and where. A record nobody knows about helps nobody.
Form
Recording request to the clerk of the circuit court
File with
The clerk of the circuit court in your county
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal needed

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