55 ILCS 5/3-5015
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 3 - Officers And Employees

 (from Ch. 34, par. 3-5015)Sec. 3-5015. Certificates of discharge or release from active duty. Certificates of discharge or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or  discharge from active duty of honorably discharged or separated members of  the military, aviation and naval forces of the United States shall be  recorded by each recorder, free of charge, in a separate book which shall  be kept for the purpose. The recorder in counties of over 500,000  population shall as soon as practicable after the recording of the original  discharge certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or  discharge from active duty, deliver to each of the persons named in the  discharge certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or  discharge from active duty, or his agent, one certified copy of his discharge  certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of release or discharge from  active duty without charge. Additional certified copies shall be furnished  by the recorder upon the payment to the recorder of a fee  of $1.25, payable in advance, for each such additional certified copy.Upon the delivery of the certificate of discharge or MEMBER-4 copy of  certificate of release or discharge from active duty after the recordation  thereof is completed, and the delivery of one certified copy thereof to the  person named in the discharge certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate  of release or discharge from active duty or his agent, the receipt  theretofore issued by the recorder, or a copy thereof shall be  surrendered to the recorder, with a signed statement acknowledging  the receipt of the discharge certificate or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate  of release or discharge from active duty and the certified copy thereof.Certified copies of the certificates of discharge or MEMBER-4 copy of  certificate of release or discharge from active duty furnished by the  recorder may vary from the size of the original, if in the  judgment of the recorder, such certified copies are complete and  legible.A military discharge form (DD-214) or any other certificate of discharge or  release from active duty document that was issued by the United States  government or any state government in reference to those who served with an  active or inactive military reserve unit or National Guard force and that was  recorded by a County Clerk or Recorder of Deeds is not subject to public  inspection, enjoying all the protection covered by the federal Privacy Act of  1974 or any other  privacy law. These documents shall be accessible only to the person named in  the document, the named person's dependents, the county veterans' service  officer, representatives of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, or any person  with  written authorization from the named person or the named person's dependents. Notwithstanding any other provision in this paragraph, these documents shall be made available for public inspection and copying in accordance with the archival schedule adopted by the National Archives and Records Administration and subject to redaction of information that is considered private under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the federal Freedom of Information Act, and the federal Privacy Act.   (Source: P.A. 101-402, eff. 8-16-19.)