Karnes County Clerk: a Sworn Application for Military Discharge Copies

The office. Jamie Leal, Karnes County Clerk, 210 W. Calvert, Suite 100, Karnes City, Texas 78118; phone (830) 780-3938, fax (830) 780-4576. From May 1, 2026: Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed from noon to 1:00 p.m., with the registers and doors closing at 4:45 p.m. The office does not e-mail documents; it faxes or mails them. The discharge. The Clerk's page links a "DD214 Request", an "Application for Copy of Military Discharge Record". It asks for the number of certified copies, the veteran's name, discharge and birth dates, Social Security number and branch, and the applicant's name and address, and has the applicant tick which of the people Government Code 552.140 lists they are: the veteran, the veteran's legal guardian, a spouse, child or parent who is the nearest living relative, the nearest living relative where none of those is living, the estate's personal representative, a person named in a power of attorney, or an employee of another governmental body. A mailed application needs a notarized "Proof of Identification" and a photocopy of a valid photo ID ("Applications without the sworn statement and photo ID will not be processed"). The form shows no fee, and the fee schedule (revised January 1, 2024) lists no discharge line; recording a discharge is free under Local Government Code 192.002 and a certified copy under Government Code 603.003 (see the Texas entry). Section 552.140 keeps a discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 confidential for 75 years.