Hale County Clerk: Certified Copy of a Military Discharge, No Fee

The office. Christine Reyna, County Clerk, Hale County Clerk's Office, 500 Broadway, Room 140, Plainview, Texas 79072; phone (806) 291-5261, fax (806) 291-9810. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. The fee line. The Clerk's "County Filing Costs" page lists "Certified Copy of Military Discharge - $No fee". It gives no line for recording a discharge; Local Government Code 192.002 makes the recording free as well, and Government Code 603.003 the certified copy (see the Texas entry). Who may have a copy. 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. The Clerk posts no request form; bring identification and proof of relationship.