§ 1042 - Copy of certificate of service

CHAPTER 53— MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS

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.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 104231:483b.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.