Montana § 10-2-1306 - Release Of Military Discharge Documents -- Rulemaking

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§ 10-2-1306. Release Of Military Discharge Documents -- Rulemaking

Release of military discharge documents -- rulemaking. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the veterans' affairs division of the Montana department of military affairs shall release on request a military discharge document that is dated 62 years or more before the date on which the request is made and that is a public record pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a and implementing federal regulations. (2) (a) A request for a military discharge document under this section must be made on a form prescribed by the board and contain enough information to make the document discoverable. (b) If a military discharge document contains a social security number, that number must be redacted before the document is released. (3) The board may adopt rules to administer this section.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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