Culberson County Clerk: No Fee Schedule Posted - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Culberson County Clerk (Tina Urias, P.O. Box 158, Van Horn, 432-283-2058) records deeds and other public records but posts no fee schedule and no discharge form; 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, Tina Urias, Maria Lorena Martinez, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 432-283-2058, [email protected], Van Horn, Kent, Pine Springs.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Culberson County, TXCounty

The office. Tina Urias, Culberson County Clerk (chief deputy Maria Lorena Martinez), P.O. Box 158, Van Horn, Texas 79855; phone 432-283-2058, fax 432-283-2091; [email protected]. The courthouse is at 300 La Caverna St, Van Horn. The discharge. The Clerk's page describes the office as recorder and custodian of bonds, deeds, birth and death certificates, assumed names and livestock brands, but posts no fee schedule, hours or discharge 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 Culberson County Clerk: No Fee Schedule 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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