Castro County Clerk: Discharges Kept Out of the Official Public Records

The Castro County Clerk (Amanda Fisher, Courthouse, 100 East Bedford Street, Room 101, Dimmitt, 806-647-3338) lists military discharge records among the documents that should not be filed in the Official Public Records; discharges go in their own record, where filing is free (Local Government Code 192.002), a certified copy is free (Government Code 603.003) and the record is confidential (552.140).

Also called: County Clerk, Amanda Fisher, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 806-647-3338, 100 East Bedford Street, Dimmitt, Hart, Nazareth.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Castro County, TXCounty

The office. Amanda Fisher, Castro County Clerk, 100 East Bedford Street, Room 101, Dimmitt, Texas 79027; phone 806-647-3338, fax 806-647-5438. Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., open during lunch. The discharge. The Clerk's "Official Public Records Filling Requirements" and fees, effective January 1, 2024, list under "WHAT SHOULD NOT BE FILLED IN OPR: MILITARY DISCHARGE RECORDS LGC 191.002", with letters testamentary, birth and death certificates and unprobated wills. The sheet sets the OPR fees ($25 for a first page, $4 each further page, copies $1 a page and $5 to certify) but no discharge line. A county clerk records discharges in a separate record, free, under Local Government Code 192.002, and a certified copy is free 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 Castro County Clerk: Discharges Kept Out of the Official Public Records
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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