Terry County Clerk: Military Discharge Copies at No Charge

The office. Kim Carter, Terry County Clerk, 500 W Main, Room 105, Brownfield, Texas 79316; phone (806) 637-8551; [email protected]. Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The office calls itself the county's Veterans Assistance Office (see terry-tx-veterans-services). The discharge. The "Application for Certified Copy, Military Discharge", linked from the Veterans Services page, quotes Government Code 552.140 - the record "is confidential for the 75 years following the date it is recorded", and the veteran, guardian, spouse, child or parent (or, with none living, the nearest living relative), the estate's representative, a person named in a power of attorney, another governmental body or the funeral home may "obtain from the governmental body free of charge a copy or certified copy" - and is marked "Office Use Only - NO CHARGE". It asks for the veteran's name, discharge and birth dates, sex, Social Security number and branch, the applicant's name, address, phone, relationship and purpose, a signature, and "a copy of your Driver's License". Recording is free under Local Government Code 192.002 and a certified copy under Government Code 603.003 (see the Texas entry).