Donley County Clerk: No Discharge Line on the Posted Fees - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Donley County Clerk (Vicky Tunnell, also District Clerk; P.O. Drawer U, Clarendon; (806) 874-3436) posts official public records recording at $25 for a first page and $4 for each further page but no discharge line; 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, District Clerk, Vicky Tunnell, LaVerne Pinion, Misty Speed, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 806-874-3436, [email protected], Clarendon, Hedley, Lelia Lake.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Donley County, TXCounty

The office. Vicky Tunnell, Donley County and District Clerk (deputy clerks LaVerne Pinion and Misty Speed), Donley County Courthouse, 300 Sully Street, Clarendon; mail to P.O. Drawer U, Clarendon, TX 79226; phone (806) 874-3436, fax (806) 874-3351; [email protected]. Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m., and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The discharge. The Clerk's page lists official public records recording at $25 for the first page and $4 for each further page per instrument and links a birth and death certificate application, but names no discharge. 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 Donley County Clerk: No Discharge Line on the Posted Fees - 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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