Section 59.535 - Veterans affairs(1) CERTIFICATIONS AND FILINGS FOR VETERANS; NO CHARGE. (a) In this subsection, "veteran" has the meaning given in s. 45.01(12) , and includes a person under s. 45.51(2) (a) 2(b) No fee shall be charged by any register of deeds, clerk of circuit court or any other public officer, either state, county or local, having custody of statistical records, for the making and certifying of copies, or examining proofs of any public record or instrument, required for or in connection with, the filing of any claim or application with the U.S. department of veterans affairs or any other federal agency, or to any state agency, or to the regularly established agency of any state, for benefits under federal or state laws, by a veteran or by any dependent of a veteran, when certified proof is required in connection with any claim or application for benefits, under federal or state laws, to which such veteran, or a dependent of a veteran, either living or dead, may be required to file, except, that in the counties where the register of deeds or clerk of circuit court is under the fee system and not a fixed salary, the usual fee for such service shall be paid by the county to the proper officer. The provisions of this subsection shall supersede any provision of law in conflict therewith.(2) GRAVE MARKERS; VETERANS. (a) The board may furnish upon the petition of 5 residents of any municipality in their county an appropriate metal marker for the grave of each soldier, sailor or marine who served with honor in the U.S. armed forces, buried within the municipality.(b) The petitioners shall state in the petition the names of the soldiers, sailors or marines buried in the municipality.(3) WAR RECORDS. The board may appropriate money for the collection, publication or distribution of war records.(4) SERVICE OFFICER AND COMMISSION. The board may appropriate funds for the execution of the duties of the county veterans service officer and the county veterans service commission.1995 a. 201 ss. 123, 135, 141, 365, 385; 2005 a. 22.