{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-603.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 603.003","heading":"COPIES FOR CLAIMS RELATING TO MILITARY SERVICE.","body":"(a) A county clerk, district clerk, or other public official on request shall furnish without cost to a person or the person's guardian, dependent, or heir one or more certified copies of a document that is in the custody of or on file in the county clerk's, district clerk's, or other public official's office if:\n(1) the person or the person's guardian, dependent, or heir is eligible to make a claim against the United States government because of service in the United States armed forces or an auxiliary service, including the maritime service or the merchant marine; and\n(2) the document is necessary to prove the claim.\n(b) The issuance of a certified copy under this section may not be considered in determining the maximum fee of the office.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 603. PROVISION OF DOCUMENTS AND FEES OF OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.603.htm#603.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0654fda1cb1681e21c7151e2b7dc01099edb1f97258e7c4c91079e5c163e7ce4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-603.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-603.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}