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Record Your DD-214 Free — and Wyoming Keeps It Private

Every Wyoming county clerk records a veteran's discharge document FREE OF CHARGE under W.S. 19-14-104. Wyoming does something most states do not: THE RECORDED DOCUMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. Access is limited to the veteran, their authorised agent, dependants and veterans' service officers. Elsewhere in this corpus recording a discharge is free but makes the document public, and a veteran has to weigh convenience against disclosure. In Wyoming there is no trade-off to make.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

Every Wyoming county clerk records a veteran's discharge document FREE OF CHARGE under W.S. 19-14-104. Wyoming does something most states do not: THE RECORDED DOCUMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. Access is limited to the veteran, their authorised agent, dependants and veterans' service officers. Elsewhere in this corpus recording a discharge is free but makes the document public, and a veteran has to weigh convenience against disclosure. In Wyoming there is no trade-off to make.

What it's worth: Free recording of the discharge, kept out of public inspection

  • EVERY WYOMING COUNTY CLERK records the discharge FREE OF CHARGE.
  • THE RECORDED DOCUMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
  • Access is limited to THE VETERAN, THEIR AUTHORISED AGENT, DEPENDANTS AND VETERANS' SERVICE OFFICERS.
  • Most states that offer free recording make the document a public record; Wyoming does not.
  • So there is no privacy trade-off to weigh here.
  • Statutory duty under W.S. 19-14-104.
  • The practical value is a certified copy available locally rather than weeks on a federal archive.

Who is entitled to it

  • You are in one of the groups this reaches.
  • The discharge meets the test.
  • Wyoming county clerks.

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 DD-214 to any Wyoming county clerk. There is no charge.
  2. 2Ask for a certified copy while you are there.
  3. 3Note which county holds it, so a future copy is a short trip.
  4. 4Tell your family where it is recorded and who may access it — dependants and service officers are on the list.
  5. 5Unlike most states, you need not weigh this against making the document public.
Form
Presented at the county clerk's office
File with
Your county clerk
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingCompare this with the Nevada record in this corpus, where recording is free and the document becomes public. Same benefit, opposite privacy consequence — which is exactly why both are worth stating.

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