Ochiltree County Clerk: A Military Discharge Copy Request Form, "No Charge" to Qualified Requesters

The office. Sandra I. Limas, Ochiltree County Clerk, 511 S. Main Street, Suite 8, Perryton, TX 79070; phone (806) 435-8039, fax (806) 435-2081; [email protected]. Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., open during lunch. The office searches only for federal tax liens. The discharge. The Clerk's page offers an "Application to Order a Military Discharge or DD214 that have been recorded in Ochiltree County. There is no charge to obtain the record if you are qualified to receive a copy." The form, "Request for Copy of Military Discharge", asks for the veteran's name, discharge date, date and place of birth, the requester's name, address and relationship to the veteran, and the purpose. The fee schedule effective January 1, 2026 sets recording at $25 for the first page and $4 for each further page but has no discharge line. Recording a discharge is free under Local Government Code 192.002 and a certified copy under Government Code 603.003 (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. Call the office before mailing a discharge or a request.