Dawson County Clerk of the Court (Justin Power): the recorder of military discharges

The Dawson County Clerk of the Court - Justin Power, Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts, elected 2010, 25 Justice Way, Suite 1302, Dawsonville, GA 30534 (706-344-3510, fax 706-344-3511, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) - is the county's recorder of military discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-72 and 15-6-78; the county's own clerk page lists the records the office is custodian of but no discharge line, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries.

Also called: Clerk of the Court, Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts, Justin Power, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 706-344-3510, 25 Justice Way, Suite 1302, Dawsonville, Dawsonville.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Dawson County, GACounty

The office. The county's Clerk of the Court page opens with the office's custodian list: "The Clerk of the Court acts as a custodian of the following: Court records. Real estate records. Fine collection and disbursement. Intangible and transfer tax collection and disbursement. Personal property records. Notary public appointments. Trade name registration. Adoptions. Passports. City traffic violations." The list carries no discharge line - the recording duty is the statute's - and points the public to "the Dawson County Clerk of Courts website". Where and who. Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts Justin Power, elected 2010, 25 Justice Way, Suite 1302, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534; phone (706) 344-3510, fax (706) 344-3511; "Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm". The Cooperative Authority's directory row lists the same office, the courts he manages (Superior, Juvenile) and Chief Deputy Nikki Martin. 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 Dawson veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's Suite 1302 office at 25 Justice Way and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Dawson County Clerk of the Court (Justin Power): the recorder of 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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