Fannin County Clerk of Superior Court (Dana Chastain): the recorder of military discharges

The Fannin County Clerk of Superior Court - Dana Chastain, with Deputy Allison Payne, in the courthouse at 400 West Main Street, Blue Ridge (P.O. Box 1300, Blue Ridge, GA 30513; 706-632-2039, fax 706-258-5250, jury line 706-258-5200) - is the county's recorder of military discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-72 and 15-6-78; the clerk's own page lists the Judicial, Real Estate and Business/Administrative divisions but no discharge line, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries.

Also called: Clerk of Superior Court, Dana Chastain, Allison Payne, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 706-632-2039, 400 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge, McCaysville, Morganton.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Fannin County, GACounty

The office. The county's Clerk of Superior Court page: "Clerk: Dana Chastain. Deputy: Allison Payne." and "The Office of the Clerk of Superior Court consists of three divisions: Judicial Division. Real Estate Division. Business/Administrative Division." The judicial division "is responsible for receiving, filing, processing, storing, and retrieving civil and criminal court records for the superior court"; the real-estate division records deeds, plats and liens. The page lists no discharge line - the recording duty is the statute's. Where and who. Clerk of Superior Court Dana Chastain, in the courthouse at 400 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513; mailing address P.O. Box 1300, Blue Ridge; phone (706) 632-2039, fax (706) 258-5250, jury phone line (706) 258-5200. 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 Fannin veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's courthouse office at 400 West Main Street and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Fannin County Clerk of Superior Court (Dana Chastain): 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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