Cook County Clerk of Superior Court (April M. Garrett): the county’s recorder of military discharges, whose own services list names “Military Discharges”

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The Cook County Clerk of Superior Court - April M. Garrett, first elected 2008, 212 N. Hutchinson Ave., Adel, GA 31620 (229-896-7717, fax 229-896-7589, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday) - is the county's recorder of military discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-72 and 15-6-78; the State's own Clerks Authority directory prints the office's services as "Criminal, Civil, Juvenile, Real & Personal Property filings, Intangible Tax Collections, Notaries, Trade Names, Military Discharges, Fifas & Liens, Court Ordered Child Support, and Jury Management" - the round's own printed discharge line - with Chief Deputy Dawn Ward.

Also called: Clerk of Superior Court, April Garrett, April M. Garrett, Dawn Ward, DD-214, discharge, military discharge, Military Discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 229-896-7717, 212 N. Hutchinson Ave., Adel, Adel, Cecil, Lenox, Sparks.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

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Cook County, GACounty

The office. The State's own Clerks Authority directory seats the office: "April M. Garrett, Clerk of Superior Court, Year Elected: 2008, Republican Party; Cook County Court, 212 N. Hutchinson Ave., Adel, GA 31620; 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday; Phone: (229) 896-7717, Fax: (229) 896-7589; Courts Managed: Superior, Juvenile; Chief Deputy: Dawn Ward", and prints the office's services: "Criminal, Civil, Juvenile, Real & Personal Property filings, Intangible Tax Collections, Notaries, Trade Names, Military Discharges, Fifas & Liens, Court Ordered Child Support, and Jury Management." The statute. Georgia's clerks of the superior court record discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-78 and keep them confidential for fifty years under 15-6-72, with free copies to the authorized list (the State entries carry the sections and the synopsis); a Cook veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's office at 212 North Hutchinson Avenue in Adel and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Cook County Clerk of Superior Court (April M. Garrett): the county’s recorder of military discharges, whose own services list names “Military Discharges”
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	The recording is free under O.C.G.A. 15-6-78 and the record is closed for fifty years under 15-6-72. No rating is needed.

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