Fayette County Clerk: No Discharge Line Posted - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Fayette County Clerk (Brenda Fietsam, 246 W. Colorado Street, La Grange, 979-968-3251) posts no military-discharge line in its fee schedule or page; 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, Brenda Fietsam, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 979-968-3251, [email protected], La Grange, Schulenburg, Flatonia, Fayetteville, Round Top, Carmine, Ellinger, Muldoon.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Fayette County, TXCounty

The office. Brenda Fietsam, County Clerk, 246 W. Colorado St., La Grange (north of the Courthouse); mailing address P.O. Box 59, La Grange, TX 78945; phone (979) 968-3251, fax (979) 968-8531; [email protected]. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed noon to 1. Copies can be requested by e-mail through the page's contact form. The missing line. The Clerk's fee schedule (as of January 1, 2024, updated July 17, 2026) lists recording, assumed name ($23), posting, civil, probate, vital records and copy fees, and the page lists the kinds of records the Clerk keeps; neither names military discharges. Local Government Code 192.002 makes the filing free, Government Code 603.003 makes the certified copy free, and Government Code 552.140 keeps the record confidential, releasing it only to the veteran and the others it lists (see the Texas entry). A veteran asked to pay the $5 certification fee for a discharge should cite the statutes.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Fayette County Clerk: No Discharge Line Posted - 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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