Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§1042 Copy of certificate of service

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › § 1042

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Title 10, §1042

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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.

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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.

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10 U.S.C. § 1042

Title 10 — Armed Forces

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Apr 6, 2026

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