ASSEMBLY MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3123

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 8, 2020

      The Assembly Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3123.

      Currently, veterans may file their honorable discharge papers, commonly known as DD-214 forms, with the county clerk for safekeeping if they so choose.  The law is silent, however, on whether veterans may withdraw such forms from the county clerk once they have been filed.  This bill clarifies the law, allowing veterans, or a person designated by a veteran as a personal representative, to withdraw such papers from the county clerk at any time.