Lanier County Clerk of Superior Court (Patricia L. Bass): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Lanier County Clerk of Superior Court - Patricia L. Bass, elected 2025, Superior and Juvenile Courts, 56 W. Main St., Ste 5, Lakeland, GA 31635 (229-482-3594, fax 229-482-8333, hours 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.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; no discharge line is published on any Lanier County page read, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries and the Clerks Authority's own directory.

Also called: Clerk of Court, Patricia L. Bass, DD-214, discharge, military discharge, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 229-482-3594, 56 W. Main St, Ste 5, Superior, Juvenile, GSCCCA, Lakeland, Lakeland, Ray City.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Lanier County, GACounty

The office. The Clerks Authority's own clerk directory (GSCCCA, county code 86) seats the office: "Patricia L. Bass, Clerk of Superior Court, Year Elected: 2025 ... LANIER COUNTY COURT, 56 W. Main St., Ste 5, LAKELAND, GA 31635, 8:00am - 12:00pm; 1:00pm - 5:00pm Monday - Friday, Phone: (229) 482-3594, Fax: (229) 482-8333", with the courts managed "Superior, Juvenile" and the legal organ "Lanier County Advocate" at (229) 482-1045. The county's own site links the office through the same directory and prints no discharge line, so 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 Lanier veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's office at 56 W. Main St., Suite 5, in Lakeland and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lanier County Clerk of Superior Court (Patricia L. Bass): 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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