DeWitt County Clerk: Honorable Discharges Filed and Copied Free

The DeWitt County Clerk (Natalie Carson, 102 N Clinton St., Suite 120, Cuero, 361-275-0864) files a DD-214 and issues copies at no charge under its vital statistics fee schedule, and takes copy requests on its Request for Copy of Military Discharge with the requester’s ID.

Also called: County Clerk, Natalie Carson, DD-214, DD214, discharge, honorable discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 361-275-0864, [email protected], Cuero, Yorktown, Nordheim, Westhoff, Yoakum, De Witt.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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DeWitt County, TXCounty

The office. Natalie Carson, County Clerk, 102 N Clinton St., Suite 120, Cuero, TX 77954; 361-275-0864; [email protected]. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. From December 4, 2025 anyone filing in person in the real property records must show a valid photo ID. The fees. The Clerk's vital statistics fee schedule effective January 1, 2024 lists "Honorable Discharge (DD-214)": filing, no charge (Local Government Code 192.002(b)); copies, no charge (Government Code 552.140(d) and 603.003(a)). The form. The Clerk's "Request for Copy of Military Discharge" asks for the number of copies, the veteran's full name, date of discharge, gender, date of birth and Social Security number, and the requester's name, address, phone, relationship to the veteran and identification (copied on the back of the form), and lets the requester name another mailing address. Government Code 552.140 limits copies to the veteran and the others it lists (see the Texas entry).

Thresholds

Thresholds for DeWitt County Clerk: Honorable Discharges Filed and Copied Free
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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