10 USC § 1042
Copy of certificate of service
October 30, 2020
A fee for a copy of a certificate showing service in the armed forces may not be charged to—
(1) a person discharged or released from the armed forces honorably or under honorable conditions;
(2) the next of kin of the person; or
(3) a legal representative of the person.
Open TableRevised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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1042 | 31:483b. | June 19, 1956, ch. 409, 70 Stat. 297. |
The words "armed forces" are substituted for "Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard" because of 10:101(4). The words "honorably or" are added for consistency with 10:1040.