Blanco County Clerk: Military Discharges Filed and Certified Free

The office. Laura Walla, County Clerk, Blanco County Courthouse, Room 10, 101 E. Pecan, Johnson City, Texas 78636 (mail: P.O. Box 65); phone 830-868-7357; [email protected]. Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office takes cash (exact amount only), check or card, and does not search records for the public. The fee lines. The Clerk's "Fee Schedule, Effective January 1, 2024" lists "Military Discharge (DD214)": filing, Local Government Code 192.002(b), no charge; certified copies, Government Code 603.003(a), no charge (see the Texas entry). Who may have a copy. 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. The Clerk posts no request form; bring identification and proof of relationship.