Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 1042

Copy of certificate of service

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.

Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(b)(2)(B)96 Stat. 1052(Added , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

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.