Brooks County and District Clerk: No Discharge Line on the Filing Fee Notice - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Brooks County and District Clerk (Elvaray B. Silvas, courthouse, 100 E. Miller St., Falfurrias; P.O. Box 427; 361-325-5604 ext. 4) posts a filing fee notice of January 1, 2024 setting recording at $25 for a first page and $4 for each further page, with no discharge line; the free DD-214 filing (Local Government Code 192.002), the free certified copy (Government Code 603.003) and the confidentiality (552.140) are the State's.

Also called: County Clerk, County and District Clerk, Elvaray B. Silvas, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 361-325-5604, [email protected], 100 E. Miller St., Falfurrias, Encino.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

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The office. Elvaray B. Silvas, Brooks County and District Clerk (deputies Lesvia Gonzales, Missy A. Saavedra and Julissa D. Ortiz), Brooks County Courthouse, 100 E. Miller St., P.O. Box 427, Falfurrias, Texas 78355; phone (361) 325-5604, ext. 4, fax 512-895-9680; [email protected]. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; the books close at 4:30 p.m. The discharge. The Clerk's "Official Records Filing Fees" notice (effective January 1, 2024) says recording in the Official Public Records costs $25 for the first page and $4 for each further page, but lists no discharge line, and the Clerk's page names no discharge form. 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 before mailing a discharge or a request.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Brooks County and District Clerk: No Discharge Line on the Filing Fee Notice - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording a discharge and a certified copy are free under the State statutes; copies go only to the people Government Code 552.140 lists. No rating is needed.

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