Medina County Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and Copies

The Medina County Clerk records a veteran's DD-214 at no charge and gives certified copies at no charge, to the people the State's confidentiality rule allows, on the Clerk's paper Request for Copy of Military Discharge Form or an online eForm; Clerk Gina Champion, Medina County Annex, 1300 Avenue M, Room 163, Hondo (830-741-6040).

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, County Clerk, certified copy, free, no charge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, Gina Champion, eForm, Hondo, Castroville, Devine, Natalia, LaCoste, Lytle, D'Hanis, Rio Medina, Mico.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Medina County, TXCounty

The rules are the State's (Local Government Code 192.002 and Government Code 552.140; see the Texas entries). The County Clerk's fee schedule (March 2026) has a "MILITARY DISCHARGE (DD214)" section: "FILING - Local Government Code 192.002(b) - NO CHARGE" and "CERTIFIED COPY - Texas Government Code 603.003(a) - NO CHARGE". Asking for a copy. The Clerk's page links a "Request for a Military Discharge/DD214 Form", a paper "REQUEST FOR COPY OF MILITARY DISCHARGE FORM" asking the veteran's name, discharge date and date of birth, the requester's relationship to the veteran, the purpose, an identification number and where to mail the copy, and a "Military Discharge Certified Copy Request eForm", which says: "On request and the presentation of proper identification, the following persons may inspect or obtain a copy of the military discharge record", with a box for the requester to tick. Where. County Clerk Gina Champion, Medina County Annex, 1300 Avenue M, Room 163, Hondo, TX 78861; 830-741-6040; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Medina County Clerk: Free Discharge Recording and Copies
Gate	Rule
Any veteran; copies to the people 552.140 lists	Recording and certified copies are free; no rating is needed.

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