N.Y. Military Law Section 250
Recording certificates of honorable discharge

Any certificate issued after April sixth, nineteen hundred seventeen, of the honorable separation from or service in the armed forces of the United States of any veteran, may be recorded in any one county, in the office of the county clerk, and when so recorded shall constitute notice to all public officials of the facts set forth therein. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to record the certificate upon presentation thereof without the payment of any fee. For any purpose for which the original certificate may be required in the state of New York, a certified copy of the record shall be deemed sufficient and shall be accepted in lieu thereof. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, it shall be the duty of the county clerk of each county, to furnish without charge to any veteran, or parent, spouse, dependent or child of the veteran, a certified copy of the certificate of the veteran so recorded in the office of the county clerk. No filed certificate or any information contained therein, shall be disclosed to any person except the veteran or parent, spouse, dependent or child of the veteran, representative of the estate of the deceased veteran or a public official, acting within the scope of his or her employment, unless such disclosure is authorized in writing by the veteran. The provisions of this section also apply to the counties within the city of New York.

Source: Section 250 — Recording certificates of honorable discharge, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/MIL/250 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 14, 2026).

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Relief from civil or criminal liability 235–A
Income and resources not to include agent orange benefits 236
Right of way 237
Free passage through toll-gates and tunnels and over toll-bridges and ferries 238
Converting military property 238–A
Damaging military or naval equipment, supplies or stores 238–B
Seizing military stores belonging to the state 238–C
Wearing of uniforms 239
Trespassers and disturbers to be placed in arrest 240
Military parades and organizations by unauthorized bodies prohibited 240–A
Historic military commands 241
Devises and bequests 242
Rights of public officers and employees absent on military duty as members of the organized militia or of reserve forces or reserve compo... 243
Provisions applicable to public employees who are absent on military duty 243–A
Non-contributory retirement service credit for members of the New York state and local retirement systems or the New York state teachers’... 243–B
Civil service examinations by military personnel 243–B*2
Payment of certain pension contributions by the city of New York 243–C
Application period for civil service examinations for military personnel 243–D
Non-contributory retirement service credit for members of the New York state and local retirement systems, the New York city retirement s... 244
Members of pension system absent on military duty 244–A
Credit to members of public retirement systems for military service performed during war 245
Retirement allowances of certain war veterans 246
Leave of absence for public employees who are war veterans to continue study 247
Medals and decorations 248
Oaths 249
State and municipal officers and employees granted leaves of absence on July fourth in certain cases 250
Recording certificates of honorable discharge 250–A
Lt 251
Depriving members of organized militia of employment 252
Discrimination against members of organized militia 253
Military service by parent 254
Video teleconferencing for families of persons ordered to active duty 255
Benefit information for national guard members and families 256
State military immigrant family legacy program support
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Feb. 14, 2026

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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