Archer County Clerk: Military Discharges Recorded and Certified Free under State Law

The office. Karren Winter, Archer County Clerk, 112 E. Walnut (mail: P.O. Box 427), Archer City, Texas 76351; phone 940-574-4302, fax 940-574-2876. Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed from noon to 1:00 p.m.; no copies after 4:30 p.m. The office keeps the official public (land) records, birth and death certificates, marriage licenses and the probate, civil and criminal records. The discharge. The Clerk's page lists forms for brands, assumed names and vital records but none for a discharge, and posts no fee schedule. Recording a discharge is free under Local Government Code 192.002 and a certified copy under Government Code 603.003 (see the Texas entry). Government Code 552.140 keeps a discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 confidential for 75 years and releases it only to the veteran, the veteran's guardian, spouse, child or parent (or, with none living, the nearest living relative), the estate's personal representative, a person named in a power of attorney, a governmental body or the funeral home assisting with the burial. Call the office to ask what identification it needs.