Lee County Clerk: No Discharge Line on the Fee Sheet - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The Lee County Clerk (Sharon Blasig, 843 East Industry, Giddings, 979-542-3684) posts no military-discharge line on its services and fees sheet of January 1, 2024, which charges $5 for a certification and $1 a page for other copies; 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, Sharon Blasig, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 979-542-3684, [email protected], Giddings, Lexington, Dime Box, Lincoln, Serbin.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Lee County, TXCounty

The office. Sharon Blasig, County Clerk, 843 East Industry, Giddings, Texas 78942 (P.O. Box 419); phone 979-542-3684, fax 979-542-2623; [email protected]. Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Idalia Bishop is Chief Deputy Clerk. The missing line. The Clerk's "Services and Fees" sheet (effective January 1, 2024) lists recording ($25 for the first page, $4 for each page after), assumed name certificates ($23), probate and civil fees, copies at $1 a page with $5 for a certification, and vital records, but 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 a discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 confidential for 75 years, releasing it only to the veteran and the others it lists (see the Texas entry). The county's Veterans Services office also helps veterans get their DD-214s (see that entry).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lee County Clerk: No Discharge Line on the Fee Sheet - 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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