Carson County and District Clerk: No Discharge Line Posted - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Carson County and District Clerk (Gayla Cates, 501 Main Street, Panhandle, 806-537-3873) records the Official Public Records but posts no military-discharge line, form or recording fee schedule; 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, Gayla Cates, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 806-537-3873, 501 Main Street, Panhandle, Groom, White Deer, Skellytown.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Carson County, TXCounty

The office. Gayla Cates, Carson County and District Clerk, 501 Main Street, P.O. Box 487, Panhandle, Texas 79068; phone 806-537-3873, fax 806-537-3623; [email protected]. Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (open during the lunch hour), Friday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The office takes no filings by fax or e-mail; documents can be e-recorded through Simplifile or CSC. The discharge. The Clerk's page posts probate fees and forms for birth and death certificates, assumed names and brands, but no recording fee schedule and no discharge line or 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 Carson County and District 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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