Young County Clerk: DD214 Copies at No Charge, on the Clerk’s Request Form

The office. Tina Gilliam, County Clerk, 516 Fourth Street, Room 104, Graham, Texas 76450; phone 940-549-8432, fax 940-521-0305; [email protected]. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. The Clerk's page. Under "Veterans' Records" it links the "DD214 Policy & Request Form" and says "DD214 copies are provided at no charge." The policy and form. "All military discharge records (DD214) filed in the Young County Clerk's Office are maintained in accordance with Texas Government Code § 552.140": confidential for 75 years from filing, not open to public inspection, and copied only for the veteran, immediate family members, a legal representative with proper documentation, or government agencies as the law allows, after identification and proof of relationship are verified. The form asks for the veteran's name, date of birth and branch, the requester's details, relationship (self, spouse, child, parent, legal representative or government agency) and purpose. The policy's list is shorter than the statute's, which also names the legal guardian, the nearest living relative where no spouse, child or parent is living, and the funeral home assisting with the burial; those applicants can cite Government Code 552.140 (see the Texas entry). Local Government Code 192.002 makes the filing free.