Erath County Clerk: Military Discharge Records, Filing or Copies, $0.00

The Erath County Clerk (Gwinda Jones, Annex III, 222 E. College Street, Stephenville, 254-965-1482) prints "Military discharge records, filing or copies" at $0.00 on its land record fee sheet effective January 1, 2024.

Also called: County Clerk, Gwinda Jones, DD-214, DD214, discharge, Annex III, 222 E. College Street, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 254-965-1482, Stephenville, Dublin, Lingleville, Bluff Dale, Morgan Mill.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Erath County, TXCounty

The office. Gwinda Jones, County Clerk, Erath County Annex III, 222 E. College Street, Stephenville, TX 76401; real property 254-965-1482, vital records 254-965-1412; Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The land records office moved from the courthouse to Annex III; civil and misdemeanor records are at the Donald R. Jones Justice Center, 298 S. Graham. The discharge line. The Clerk's "Land Record Fees, Effective January 1, 2024": "Military discharge records, filing or copies ... $0.00." (Read from the Internet Archive's capture of December 2, 2024; the County Clerk page captured July 3, 2026 still links the same document.) Local Government Code 192.002 makes recording free, Government Code 603.003 makes the certified copy free, and Government Code 552.140 keeps a discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 confidential, releasing it only to the veteran and the others it lists (see the Texas entry).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Erath County Clerk: Military Discharge Records, Filing or Copies, $0.00
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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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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