Zavala County Clerk: No Discharge Line on the Recording Fees - LGC 192.002 Carries the Free Filing

The office. Michelle B. Urrabazo, Zavala County Clerk (chief deputy clerk Andrea Loera; deputy clerk and recorder Ismenee Bosquez), 200 E. Uvalde St., Suite 7, Crystal City, TX 78839; phone 830-374-2331; [email protected]. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. The discharge. The Clerk's page lists official records, probate, misdemeanor and civil cases, marriage, birth and death records, Commissioners Court minutes, assumed names and marks and brands among its records, and gives recording fees effective January 1, 2024 - "First Page - $25.00; Each Additional Page - $4.00" - but names no discharge. Recording a discharge is free under Local Government Code 192.002 and a certified copy under Government Code 603.003 (see the Texas entry). 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. The Veterans Service Office can also help request a discharge from the federal records (see zavala-tx-veterans-services). Call the office before mailing a discharge or a request.