Tarrant County Clerk: Free, Confidential Recording of Military Discharges

The Tarrant County Clerk records a DD-214 free under Local Government Code 192.002 and keeps it confidential for 75 years under Government Code 552.140; the veteran, a guardian, or a spouse, child or parent can get free certified copies. A recorded discharge can also be removed on request.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, county clerk, military discharge, confidential, 192.002, 552.140, certified copy.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Tarrant County, TXCounty

The Tarrant County Clerk encourages service members to file their DD-214 with the clerk of their county of residence. The Clerk cites Local Government Code section 192.002, under which the county clerk may not charge a fee for recording and keeping a military discharge record, and Government Code section 552.140, which makes a military discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 confidential for 75 years. File at the County Clerk's office in the Plaza Building or at any subcourthouse; the original is returned at filing. Only qualified applicants can get certified copies, free of charge: the veteran, the veteran's legal guardian, or the veteran's spouse, child or parent, on the Clerk's Military Discharge Request Form. The Clerk also has a form to request removal of a recorded military discharge. Call 817-884-1550.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Tarrant County Clerk: Free, Confidential Recording of Military Discharges
Gate	Rule
Military discharge record	Any veteran can record a discharge free. Copies go only to the veteran, a guardian, or a spouse, child or parent.

Sources

Tarrant County Clerk, military dischargeOfficial

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Last updated 2026-10-01.

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