Shackelford County and District Clerk: "Military Discharge (DD214)" Filing and Certified Copy "No Charge" on the Fee Schedule

The office. Cheri Hawkins, Shackelford County and District Clerk, first floor, County Courthouse, 225 South Main Street, Albany; mail to P.O. Box 2109, Albany, Texas 76430; phone 325-762-9415 (jury information 325-762-9444), fax 325-762-9416. The courthouse is open Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., and Friday 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. The discharge. The Clerk's fee schedule (effective January 1, 2024, a scan) lists "Military Discharge (DD214)": filing, Local Government Code 192.002(b), "No Charge"; certified copy, Government Code 603.003(a), "No Charge". 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 (see the Texas entry). Call the office before mailing a discharge or a request.