Dallas County Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and Free Assumed Name Filings for Veterans

The Dallas County Clerk charges no filing fee for a military discharge and, with a valid veteran ID, none for an assumed name (DBA) certificate or its withdrawal. The discharge waiver is required by statute; the assumed name waiver is the Clerk's choice under Business and Commerce Code 71.155(a-1).

Also called: DD-214, DD214, county clerk, military discharge, assumed name, DBA, 71.155, 192.002, veteran-owned business.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Dallas County, TXCounty

The Dallas County Clerk's Recording Division lists, under "There are NO Filing Fees for the following": a military discharge, an assumed name application with a valid veteran ID, and a withdrawal of assumed name with a valid veteran ID. The discharge is free everywhere in Texas under Local Government Code 192.002, and once recorded it is confidential for 75 years with free copies for the veteran and the relatives and representatives Government Code 552.140 lists; see the Texas entry. The assumed name waiver is local. Business and Commerce Code 71.155(a-1) lets a county clerk waive the fee for a registrant who is a military veteran, and Dallas County does. A veteran starting a sole proprietorship or partnership under a trade name in Dallas County files the certificate at no cost with a veteran ID. Recording Division, Records Building, 500 Elm Street, Dallas.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Dallas County Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and Free Assumed Name Filings for Veterans
Gate	Rule
Any veteran	Any veteran with a discharge or a veteran ID. No rating is needed.

Sources

Dallas County Clerk, Recording Division, fees and payment informationOfficial

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Last updated 2026-10-01.

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