Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court (Tess Gay): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court - Tess Gay, 26 N Court Ave, Camilla, GA 31730 (229-336-2021, fax 229-336-9866, Monday to Friday 8:30 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 department services list records "deeds, mortgages, charters, and notary publics" and prints no discharge line, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries.

Also called: Clerk of Superior Court, Tess Gay, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 229-336-2021, 26 N Court Ave, Camilla, Camilla, Baconton, Pelham, Sale City.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Mitchell County, GACounty

The office. The county's Superior Court Clerk page, mitchellcountyga.net, seats "Clerk, Tess Gay, Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, (229) 336-2021, (229) 336-9866" and lists the department services: "Processes and manages all court documents; Collects and disburses all court fees, fines, and costs; Provides the public with access to court records; Records deeds, mortgages, charters, and notary publics; Records real estate deeds and plats, and maintains as searchable records; Records liens and maintains as searchable records; Maintain UCC (personal property) as searchable records; Processes passport applications." The 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 Mitchell veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's office at 26 N Court Ave in Camilla and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court (Tess Gay): 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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