Burleson County Clerk: No Discharge Line Posted - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Burleson County Clerk (Anna L. Schielack, 100 West Buck, Suite 203, Caldwell, 979-567-2329) posts no military-discharge line on its page, fee sheet or forms; 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, Anna Schielack, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 979-567-2329, [email protected], Caldwell, Somerville, Snook, Deanville, Lyons.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Burleson County, TXCounty

The office. Anna L. Schielack, County Clerk, 100 West Buck, Suite 203, Caldwell, TX 77836; phone 979-567-2329, fax 979-567-2376; [email protected]. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Clerk takes no out-of-state checks (cashier's checks and money orders are accepted). Its records from 1940 on are searchable at burleson.tx.publicsearch.us. The missing line. The Clerk's page, its recording and filing fee sheet and its forms list cover marriage licenses, birth and death records, assumed names, brands and cemeteries; none names a military discharge. Local Government Code 192.002 makes the filing free, Government Code 603.003 makes the certified copy free, and Government Code 552.140 keeps the record confidential, releasing it only to the veteran and the others it lists (see the Texas entry). A veteran asked to pay should cite the statutes. The Veterans Service Officer's page lists getting DD-214 forms among the office's services.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Burleson County Clerk: No Discharge Line Posted - 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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