Cooke County Clerk: DD-214 Filing and Certified Copy, No Charge

The Cooke County Clerk (Pam Harrison, Courthouse, 101 South Dixon, Room 108, Gainesville, 940-668-5474) prints the military discharge (DD-214) filing fee and certified copy as "No Charge" on its fee schedule effective January 1, 2024.

Also called: County Clerk, Pam Harrison, DD-214, DD214, discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 940-668-5474, 101 South Dixon, Gainesville, Muenster, Valley View, Lindsay, Callisburg, Oak Ridge.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Cooke County, TXCounty

The office. Pam Harrison, County Clerk, Cooke County Courthouse, 101 South Dixon, Room 108, Gainesville, Texas 76240; 940-668-5474 (deed, marriage and vital records 940-668-5421); 8:00 a.m. - 4:50 p.m., open through the lunch hour. The discharge line. The Clerk's fee schedule effective January 1, 2024: "Military Discharge Records (DD214) Filing Fee - No Charge" and "Military Discharge Records (DD214) Certified Copy - No Charge". Both are the State's rules: Local Government Code 192.002 makes recording free, Government Code 603.003 makes the certified copy free, and Government Code 552.140 keeps a discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 confidential, releasing it only to the veteran and the others it lists (see the Texas entry).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Cooke County Clerk: DD-214 Filing and Certified Copy, No Charge
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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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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