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

The Cherokee County Clerk (Laverne Lusk, P.O. Box 420, Rusk, 903-683-2350) posts only 2017 civil and probate fee sheets and no military-discharge line; 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, Laverne Lusk, DD-214, DD214, discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 903-683-2350, Rusk, Jacksonville, Alto, Wells, New Summerfield, Gallatin, Cuney, Reklaw.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Cherokee County, TXCounty

The office. Laverne Lusk, Cherokee County Clerk, P.O. Box 420, Rusk, Texas 75785; phone 903-683-2350, fax 903-683-2457. The page posts the subdivision regulations of December 23, 2025, the civil and probate filing fees effective September 1, 2017, a birth certificate application and the monthly appointments and fees report. The missing line. Nothing on the Clerk's page names military discharges, and no recording fee schedule is posted. 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 (see the Texas entry) - the Val Verde County pattern. A veteran asked to pay should cite the statutes.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Cherokee 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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