Brown County Clerk: Military Discharges Recorded and Copied at No Charge

The office. Sharon Ferguson, Brown County Clerk, 200 S. Broadway, Room 101, Brownwood, Texas 76801; (325) 643-2594 or 643-2595; 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The discharge line. The Clerk's Military Discharge page: "Military Discharge records, DD-214 are recorded in the County Clerk's office at no charge to the veteran," followed by the text of Government Code 552.140 - the record is confidential for 75 years, and the veteran, a guardian, the spouse, a child or parent (or, if none, the nearest living relative), the estate's personal representative, a person named in a power of attorney, another governmental body or the funeral home handling the burial may inspect it or get a certified copy free. The fee schedule effective January 1, 2024: "MILITARY DISCHARGE (DD214) - FILING LGC §192.002(b) NO CHARGE; CERTIFIED COPY GC 603.003(a) NO CHARGE." How to ask. The "Application for Certified Copy Military Discharge (Brown County Only) - No charge for this record" asks for the veteran's name, discharge date, birth date, Social Security number and branch, and the applicant's relationship and purpose, with a copy of the applicant's ID; "Applications submitted by mail must have the attached notarized proof of identification. Applications submitted in office are not required to have the notarization."