Miscellaneous
Polk County Clerk of Superior Court (Stacie M. Baines): the recorder of military discharges
The Polk County Clerk of Superior Court - Stacie M. Baines, elected 2019, 100 Prior St., Room 106, Cedartown (770-749-2114, weekdays 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 pages list the clerk's courts and duties but no discharge line, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries.
Also called: Clerk of Superior Court, Stacie M. Baines, Stacie Baines, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 770-749-2114, 100 Prior St., Room 106, Cedartown, Cedartown, Rockmart, Aragon.
For: Veteran or service member, survivor.
Where it applies
Written for the jurisdictions listed here.
- Polk County, GACounty
Thresholds
| 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. |
Sources
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What changed then:
- First published.
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