Hartley County Clerk: "Military Discharge (DD214)" Filing and Certified Copy "No Charge" on the Fee Schedule

The Hartley County Clerk (Melissa Mead, also District Clerk and Voter Registrar; 900 Main Street, Channing; P.O. Box 189; 806-235-3582) lists "Military Discharge (DD214)" filing (Local Government Code 192.002(b)) and certified copy (Government Code 603.003(a)) at "No Charge" on its fee schedule effective January 1, 2024; the confidentiality (Government Code 552.140) is the State's.

Also called: County Clerk, District Clerk, Melissa Mead, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, No Charge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 806-235-3582, [email protected], Channing, Hartley, Dalhart.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Hartley County, TXCounty

The office. Melissa Mead, Hartley County Clerk, District Clerk and Voter Registrar (deputy clerks Nita Williamson and Linda Welch), Hartley County Courthouse, 900 Main Street, Channing, Texas 79018; mail to P.O. Box 189, Channing, Texas 79018; phone 806-235-3582, fax 806-235-2316; [email protected]. The discharge. The Clerk's fee schedule (effective January 1, 2024, a scan) lists "Military Discharge (DD214)": filing, Local Government Code 192.002(b), "No Charge"; certified copy, Government Code 603.003(a), "No Charge". 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 (see the Texas entry). Call the office before mailing a discharge or a request.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Hartley County Clerk: "Military Discharge (DD214)" Filing and Certified Copy "No Charge" on the Fee Schedule
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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