Military Discharge Document

In accordance with California Law, only the following individuals are allowed to obtain a certified copy of a Military Discharge (DD214), after showing photo identification:

• Veteran named on the discharge
• Family member of the veteran
• Legal representative of the veteran
• Government Agency that provides Veteran's benefits

A request for Military Discharge Document (DD214) can be ordered by mailing a completed application to the following address:

Shasta County Recorder
1450 Court Street Suite 208
Redding CA 96001-1670

The application must be notarized and sworn under the penalty of perjury that the requestor is an authorized person as noted above, and a photocopy of the requestor's photo identification must be included.

There is no fee to obtain a certified copy of a Military Discharge.

Information needed to search Military Discharge (DD214) is as follows:

• Full name of veteran
• Year of discharge or year document was recorded

Obtain request for Military Discharge Document from the Forms page.