Gray County Clerk: Military Discharges Filed and Copied Free

The office. Dee Dee Laramore, County Clerk, P.O. Box 1902, Pampa, TX 79066; 806-669-8004; [email protected]. The Clerk keeps its own site, www.graycountyclerk.org, linked from the county's County Clerk page. The Military Discharge page. "The Department of Defense encourages all military personnel to record their discharge papers (DD214) for safekeeping with the County Clerk of residence." "There is no fee for recording your discharge in Gray County. The original will be returned to you at the time of recording." The page quotes Government Code 552.140 (confidential for 75 years from recording, if filed on or after September 1, 2003) and lists the qualified applicants: the veteran; the legal guardian; the spouse, child or parent, or if none is living the nearest living relative; the personal representative of the estate; the person named in a power of attorney; and another governmental body, "such as a Veteran's Service Officer or Law Enforcement", with proof of authorization and identification. It adds: "Certified copies of your recorded military discharge will be available at no charge, if for a veteran benefit claim." The fee schedule and the form. The November 2024 fee schedule lists "Military Discharge (DD214) ... NO CHARGE": filing $0.00 (Local Government Code 192.002(b)) and certified copy $0.00 (Government Code 603.003(a)), without the page's benefit-claim condition. The "Application by Mail - Veteran's DD-214" is marked "NO APPLICATION FEE", adds the funeral home assisting in the burial to the list of eligible applicants, and must come with a copy of photo ID and the notarized proof of identification on its second page.