Miscellaneous

Moore County Clerk: DD-214 Recorded Free

The Moore County Clerk (Brenda McKanna, 715 S. Dumas Ave., Room 107, Dumas, 806-935-2009) lists "DD214 Honorable Discharge ... Free" on its fee schedule effective January 1, 2024; a certified copy is free under Government Code 603.003, and the State statutes do not limit the free filing to honorable discharges.

Also called: County Clerk, Brenda McKanna, DD-214, DD214, discharge, honorable discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 806-935-2009, Dumas, Sunray, Cactus.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The office. Brenda McKanna, Moore County Clerk, 715 S. Dumas Ave., Room 107, Dumas, Texas 79029; phone 806-935-2009 or 806-935-6164, fax 806-935-9004; the page has a contact form. The office does not search records beyond the searches statute requires. The discharge. The Clerk's "Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2024" lists, among the official public records, "DD214 Honorable Discharge ... FREE". Local Government Code 192.002 makes recording any discharge free, and Government Code 603.003 makes a certified copy free (see the Texas entry); neither is limited to honorable discharges, so a veteran with another characterization of service can also record free. 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. The page posts no discharge request form; call the office.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Moore County Clerk: DD-214 Recorded Free
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Any veteran with a dischargeRecording 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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