Morgan County Clerk of Superior Court (Jody M. Higdon): the county’s recorder of military discharges, whose own services list names “Military Discharges”

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The Morgan County Clerk of Superior Court - Jody M. Higdon, first elected 2004, 384 Hancock St., P.O. Box 551, Madison, GA 30650 (706-342-3605, fax 706-343-6462, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, morganclerkofcourt.com) - is the county's recorder of military discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-72 and 15-6-78; the State's own Clerks Authority directory prints the office's services as "Real Estate Records | Jury Management | Issue Notary Public Commissions & Renewals | Register Trade Names | Military Discharges | Board of Equalization | Passports" - the round's own printed discharge line.

Also called: Clerk of Superior Court, Jody Higdon, Jody M. Higdon, DD-214, discharge, military discharge, Military Discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 706-342-3605, 384 Hancock St., P.O. Box 551, morganclerkofcourt.com, Madison, Madison, Rutledge, Bostwick, Buckhead, Godfrey.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

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Morgan County, GACounty

The office. The State's own Clerks Authority directory seats the office: "Jody M. Higdon, Clerk of Superior Court, Year Elected: 2004, Republican Party; Morgan County Court, 384 Hancock St., P.O. Box 551, Madison, GA 30650; 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday; Phone: (706) 342-3605, Fax: (706) 343-6462; Courts Managed: Superior, Juvenile", and prints the office's services: "Real Estate Records | Jury Management | Issue Notary Public Commissions & Renewals | Register Trade Names | Military Discharges | Board of Equalization | Passports". The county's own directory routes the clerk's office and its own site, morganclerkofcourt.com, with the division mailboxes - [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]. 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 Morgan veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's office at 384 Hancock Street in Madison and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Morgan County Clerk of Superior Court (Jody M. Higdon): the county’s recorder of military discharges, whose own services list names “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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