Eastland County Clerk: Military Discharges Filed and Copied Free

The Eastland County Clerk (Cathy Jentho, 100 W. Main, Suite 102, Eastland, 254-629-1583) lists DD214 filing and certified copies at no charge in its 2024 fee schedule, with "Thank you for your service!", and takes copy requests online; who may have a copy is set by Government Code 552.140.

Also called: County Clerk, Cathy Jentho, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 254-629-1583, Eastland, Cisco, Ranger, Rising Star, Gorman, Carbon, Olden.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Eastland County, TXCounty

The office. Cathy Jentho, County Clerk, 100 W. Main, Suite 102, Eastland, TX 76448 (P.O. Box 110); phone 254-629-1583, fax 254-629-8125. The fee schedule. The Clerk's fee schedule effective January 1, 2024, under "Military Discharge (DD214)": filing, no charge (Local Government Code 192.002(b)); certified copy, no charge (Government Code 603.003(a)); "Thank you for your service!" The Clerk's page lists DD214 military discharges among the records it processes and links an online Vital Records Copy Request for military discharges. Who may have a copy. Government Code 552.140 keeps a recorded discharge confidential and releases it only to the veteran and the relatives, representatives and agencies it lists (see the Texas entry).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Eastland County Clerk: Military 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.

Sources

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-31.

What changed then:

First published.

Request an update

Out of date, a broken link, or something else wrong? Say what you found, and an editor checks it against the official source.

Disclaimer

VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.