45.05 Registration of certificate of discharge. Every person who has served in the U.S. armed forces at any time, and who has been honorably discharged or given a certificate of service or relieved from active service may record with the register of deeds of any county, in a suitable book provided by the county for that purpose, a certificate of discharge or release. The certificate shall be accessible only to the discharged person or that person's dependents or duly authorized representative, as defined in s. 45.04 (1) (a), the county veterans service officer, the department, or any person with written authorization from the discharged person or that discharged person's dependents. The register of deeds may not charge for recording, except that in counties where the register of deeds is under the fee system and not paid a fixed salary, the county shall pay the fee specified in s. 59.43 (2) (ag). The record of any certificate of discharge or release made prior to July 6, 1919, is legalized.
History: 2005 a. 22.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
45.001 - Recognition of persons who served in the armed forces.
45.02 - Eligibility for benefits.
45.03 - Department of veterans affairs.
45.04 - Release of information and records.
45.05 - Registration of certificate of discharge.
45.07 - Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
45.09 - Veterans as classroom volunteers.
45.095 - Donation of abandoned vehicles.
45.12 - Wisconsin veteran-owned business logotypes.
45.13 - Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission.
45.20 - Tuition reimbursement.
45.21 - Retraining assistance program.
45.40 - Assistance to needy veterans.
45.41 - Payments to veterans organizations.
45.42 - Veterans personal loans.
45.43 - Veterans assistance program.
45.437 - Veterans employment and entrepreneurship grant program.
45.44 - Veterans fee waiver program.
45.46 - Grants to nonprofit organizations that serve veterans and their families.
45.47 - Record-keeping and audit requirements for grant programs administered by the department.
45.48 - Veterans outreach and recovery program.
45.50 - Veterans homes; management.
45.51 - Eligibility for membership.
45.55 - Notes and mortgages of minor veterans.
45.57 - Veterans homes; transfer of funding.
45.58 - Grants to local governments.
45.60 - Military funeral honors.
45.61 - Wisconsin veterans cemeteries.
45.62 - Burial places compiled.
45.72 - County and municipal memorials.
45.73 - Sites for veterans memorial halls.
45.74 - Memorial corporations organized under 1919 act.
45.75 - Memorials in populous counties.
45.80 - County veterans service officer.
45.81 - County veterans service commission.
45.82 - Grants to counties and tribes for improvement of services.