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

The Jasper County Clerk (Holly Thomas, 121 North Austin Street, Room 103, Jasper, 409-384-2632) posts no military-discharge line in 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, Holly Thomas, DD-214, DD214, discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 409-384-2632, [email protected], Jasper, Kirbyville, Buna, Browndell, Evadale, Sam Rayburn, Magnolia Springs.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Jasper County, TXCounty

The office. Holly Thomas, Jasper County Clerk, 121 N Austin St, Room 103 (P.O. Box 2070), Jasper, TX 75951; phone 409-384-2632, fax 409-384-7198; [email protected]; Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. From November 1, 2026 the office will not take credit cards until it finds a new payment provider. The missing line. The Clerk's page sets out recording fees ($25 for the first page and $4 for each additional page, as the 2024 fee notice also prints), marriage licences (the 72-hour wait can be waived by a judge's order for active military) and vital records, and names no 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 Jasper 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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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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