Nolan County Clerk: Military Discharges Filed and Certified Free

The office. Sharla Keith, Nolan County Clerk, 100 East Third Street, Suite 108, Sweetwater, TX 79556; phone (325) 235-2462, fax (325) 235-4635; [email protected]. Documents and issuances are not processed after 4:30 p.m., and staff will not help complete forms. A person filing in the real property records in person must show a photo identification (Local Government Code 191.010(b)). The fee lines. The Clerk's "Recording and Filing Fees, Vital Records Fees, Effective 01/01/2024" lists "Military Discharge (DD214)": filing, Local Government Code 192.002(b), "No Fee"; certified copy, cited as "TGC § 003 (a)" (Government Code 603.003(a)), "No Fee"; "Thank You for Your Service!" (see the Texas entry). Other certified copies cost $5 plus the page fee. Who may have a copy. 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 Clerk posts no request form; bring identification and proof of relationship.