Liberty County Clerk of Courts: Free Recording and Copies of Military Discharges

Georgia's clerks of superior court record discharges free; the Georgia entry on discharge recording describes the law. The Liberty County Clerk of Courts: "One invaluable service this office provides veterans is the recordation and permanent preservation of military discharge records." What counts: Copy 4 of the DD Form 214, a DD-214 copy with a raised seal from the National Personnel Records Center, or National Archives Form 13038. How. Bring the record to the Clerk's Office in the Liberty County Justice Center, 201 South Main Street, Suite 1200, Hinesville. "There is no filing fee for this service, nor is there a fee for obtaining copies, certified or otherwise." The clerk's Veterans Day notice adds that there is no time limit, and urges veterans who recorded a discharge elsewhere to record it in Liberty County too. Who may see it. For 50 years after filing only the veteran, the spouse or next of kin, an attorney-in-fact, the veteran's administrator, executor, guardian or legal representative, or an attorney for any of them may examine or copy it (Code section 15-6-72(c)). The clerk posts an "Affidavit to View or Receive Copies of military discharge records", and "a party requesting information will have to personally appear before the Clerk at the time affidavit is submitted."