Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court (Heather Vaughn Hill): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court - Heather Vaughn Hill, in office since her 2021 election, with Chief Deputy Clerk Betty Baskins (9592 Lavonia Rd., P.O. Box 70, Carnesville, GA 30521, 706-384-2514, 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 Clerks Authority's directory lists the office's services as Notary and no discharge line, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries.

Also called: Clerk of Superior Court, Heather Vaughn Hill, Betty Baskins, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 706-384-2514, 9592 Lavonia Rd, Carnesville, Carnesville, Lavonia, Franklin Springs, Royston, Canon.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Franklin County, GACounty

The office. The state Clerks Authority's own clerk directory seats the office: "Heather Vaughn Hill, Clerk of Superior Court, Year Elected: 2021 - FRANKLIN COUNTY COURT, 9592 Lavonia Rd., P.O. Box 70, CARNESVILLE, GA 30521, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, Phone: (706) 384-2514", with "Courts Managed: Superior, Juvenile", "Chief Deputy: Betty Baskins", and the office contacts - "Casey Mozingo - Civil Deputy Clerk; Jana Freeman - Civil Deputy Clerk; Kelly Morgan - Juvenile Deputy Clerk; Jessica Brown - Criminal Deputy Clerk; Katrina Cearbaugh - Criminal Deputy Clerk; Connie Lawrence - Real Estate; Joanna Brafford - Real Estate" - and the SERVICES list "Notary". The services list prints no discharge line - the recording duty is the statute's. 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 Franklin veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's office on Lavonia Road in Carnesville and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court (Heather Vaughn Hill): the county’s 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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