Rusk County Clerk: "File DD 214’s Veterans"

The Rusk County Clerk (Trudy McGill, 115 North Main, Suite 206, Henderson, 903-657-0330) lists filing veterans' DD-214s among the office's services; the page posts no discharge fee, and the free filing, free certified copy and confidentiality are the State's (Local Government Code 192.002, Government Code 603.003 and 552.140).

Also called: County Clerk, Trudy McGill, DD-214, DD214, discharge, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 903-657-0330, 115 North Main, Henderson, Overton, Tatum, Mount Enterprise, New London, Kilgore.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Rusk County, TXCounty

The office. Trudy McGill, County Clerk; 115 North Main, Suite 206, Henderson TX 75652 (mail P. O. Box 758, Henderson, TX 75653); main line 903-657-0330, vital records 903-657-0301; Monday through Thursday 7:30-4:55 (no filing after 4 p.m.), Fridays 7:30-4:00 (no filing after 3:30). The discharge line. Among the Clerk's vital-records notes: "File DD 214's Veterans." The page's only posted recording fee is the official public records rate ($20 for the first page and $4 for each additional page); no fee is named for a discharge, and none may be charged: Local Government Code 192.002 makes recording free, Government Code 603.003 makes the certified copy free, and Government Code 552.140 keeps the record confidential (see the Texas entry). A veteran asked to pay should cite the statutes. Land records search on texaslandrecords.com.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Rusk County Clerk: "File DD 214’s Veterans"
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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