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Military Discharge 

Military Discharges may be registered at no charge in the Buncombe County Register of Deeds Office.Certified Copies are issued upon request (personal or in writing).

Sectino 8. G.S. 47-113.2(b)(1) reads as written:

"(1) Authorized party. - Four categories of authorized parties are recognized with respect to access to military discharge documents under subsection (d) of this section:

  • a. The subject of the document or the subject's widow or widower.
  • b. Agents and representatives of the subject authorized in writing:
    • 1. By subject or subject's widow or widower in a notarized authorization,
    • 2. By a court to represent subject, or
    • 3. By the subject's executor acting on behalf of a deceased subject.
  • c. Authorized agents of the Division of Veterans Affairs, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, or a court official with an interest in assisting the subject or the deceased subject's beneficiaries to obtain a benefit.
  • d. Agents or representatives of the North Carolina State Archives."