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

The Hutchinson County Clerk (Kelly Ratliff, 515 S. Main Street, Suite 211, Stinnett, 806-878-4002) posts no military-discharge line among its fees or forms; 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, Kelly Ratliff, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 806-878-4002, [email protected], Stinnett, Borger, Fritch, Sanford.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Hutchinson County, TXCounty

The office. Kelly Ratliff, County Clerk, 515 S. Main Street, Suite 211, Stinnett, TX 79083 (P.O. Box 1186, Stinnett, TX 79083-1186); office 806-878-4002, fax 806-878-3497; [email protected]. Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The missing line. The Clerk's page lists recording fees ($25 for the first page of real property records, $4 for each added page, from January 1, 2024), and its pages cover assumed names, birth and death certificates, brands, marriage licenses and filing requirements; none names a military discharge. 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 should cite the statutes.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Hutchinson 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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