Calhoun County Clerk: Military Discharges Filed and Copied Free

The office. Anna M. Goodman, County Clerk, 211 South Ann Street, Suite 102, Port Lavaca, TX 77979; 361-553-4411; [email protected]. The Clerk keeps its own site, calhouncoclerk.org, linked from the county's Courts page. The fee schedule. The Clerk's 2024 Vital and Official Public Records fee schedule, under "Military Discharge (DD214)" and "Thank you for your service!": filing, no charge (Local Government Code 192.002(b)); certified copy, no charge (Government Code 603.003(a)). The copy application. The "Application for Certified Copy, Military Discharge (Calhoun County Only)" is marked "No Charge for this record" and quotes Government Code 552.140: the record is confidential for 75 years after it is recorded, and the veteran, the veteran's guardian, spouse, child or parent (or, if none is living, the nearest living relative), the estate's personal representative, a person named in a power of attorney, another governmental body and the funeral home handling the burial may have a free copy on proper identification. A mailed application must carry the attached notarized proof of identification and a copy of the applicant's photo ID; one made in person does not need the notary. The Clerk's online records portal also takes requests for discharge records (see the Texas entry).