Miscellaneous

Morris County Clerk: Military Discharges Filed and Copied Free, Issuance Restricted

The Morris County Clerk (Brittany Andrews, 500 Broadnax Street, Suite D, Daingerfield, 903-645-3911) records DD-214s, and its fee schedule lists the filing and the certified copy at no charge, noting that discharges are confidential and their issuance restricted.

Also called: County Clerk, Brittany Andrews, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 903-645-3911, Daingerfield, Naples, Omaha, Lone Star.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The office. Brittany Andrews, County Clerk, 500 Broadnax Street, Suite D, Daingerfield, Texas 75638; phone 903-645-3911, fax 903-645-4026; [email protected]. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. The Clerk's page lists DD-214s among the records it keeps; public information requests must be in writing. The fee schedule. The Clerk's fee schedule effective January 1, 2024, under "Military Discharge (DD214)": "Military Discharges are confidential; therefore, issuance is restricted." Filing, no charge (Local Government Code 192.002(b)); certified copy, no charge (printed as "Local Govt Code 603.003(a)"; the section is in the Government Code). Government Code 552.140 limits copies to the veteran and the others it lists (see the Texas entry); the Clerk posts no request form, so ask the office what identification it needs.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Morris County Clerk: Military Discharges Filed and Copied Free, Issuance Restricted
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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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