Mitchell County Clerk: DD-214 Filing and Certified Copies with No Fee

The Mitchell County Clerk (Janine Lemons, Courthouse, 349 Oak Street, Room 103, Colorado City, 325-728-3481) lists "MILITARY DISCHARGE (DD214)" filing and certified copies at "No Fee" on its recording and filing fees effective January 1, 2026, ending "Thank You for Your Service!"

Also called: County Clerk, Janine Lemons, [email protected], DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 325-728-3481, 349 Oak Street, Colorado City, Loraine, Westbrook.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Mitchell County, TXCounty

The office. Janine Lemons, Mitchell County Clerk (named on the clerk's filing stamp of the 2027 budget; the Clerk's page gives [email protected]), 349 Oak Street, Room 103, Colorado City, TX 79512; (325) 728-3481, fax (325) 728-5322. "Hours may vary, call office to verify." The discharge. The Clerk's "Recording and Filing Fees", effective January 1, 2026: "MILITARY DISCHARGE (DD214) - Filing - LGC §192.002(b) - No Fee; Certified Copy - TGC§003.(a) - No Fee - Thank You for Your Service!" The copy's citation is Government Code 603.003(a) (see the Texas entry). Government Code 552.140 keeps a discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 confidential for 75 years and releases it only to the veteran, the veteran's guardian, spouse, child or parent (or, with none living, the nearest living relative), the estate's personal representative, a person named in a power of attorney, a governmental body or the funeral home assisting with the burial.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Mitchell County Clerk: DD-214 Filing and Certified Copies with No Fee
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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