Dallam County and District Clerk: Military Discharges Filed; No Fee Schedule Posted

The office. Terri Banks, Dallam County and District Clerk, P.O. Box 1352, Dalhart, Texas 79022; (806) 244-4751; [email protected]; the office is on the second floor of the courthouse. Staff: DeLeasa Jones, chief deputy, and Bentley Hunter, deputy. The discharge. The Clerk's page: "The County Clerk also files various documents, such as: Hospital Liens, Cattle Brands, Various Bonds, Military Discharges, Uniform Commercial Codes (UCC's), Beer and Wine Licenses and Foreclosure Notices." It posts no fee schedule and no 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.