Tift County Clerk of Superior Court (Clay Pate): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Tift County Clerk of Superior Court - Clay Pate, 237 E. 2nd Street, Tifton (229-386-7810, [email protected], weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., P.O. Box 354) - is the county's recorder of military discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-72 and 15-6-78; the county's clerk page describes the office as filing "and recording real estate deeds as well as civil and criminal proceedings in Superior and State Court" 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, Clay Pate, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 229-386-7810, 237 E 2nd Street, P.O. Box 354, Tifton, Tifton, Omega, Unionville, Phillipsburg.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Tift County, GACounty

The office. The county's Clerk of Court page seats the elected clerk: "Clay Pate, Clerk of Court," 237 E. 2nd Street, Tifton, GA 31794, (229) 386-7810, [email protected]. The office "is responsible for filing and recording real estate deeds as well as civil and criminal proceedings in Superior and State Court. The office also serves as an acceptance agency for passport applications, notary public applications and for the payment of traffic fines." Hours: "Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm"; mailing address P.O. Box 354, Tifton, GA 31793. The page links the Filing Activity Notification System and the clerks' Cooperative Authority but carries no discharge line - the recording duty is the statute's. Where and who. Clerk of Superior Court Clay Pate, 237 E. 2nd Street, Tifton, GA 31794; phone (229) 386-7810 (traffic fines at the same number, press 1); fax (229) 386-7813. 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 Tift veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's 237 E. 2nd Street office and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Tift County Clerk of Superior Court (Clay Pate): 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.

Sources

Tift County, Clerk of Court (the clerk and the office; read 2026-11-03)Official

Updated

Last updated 2026-11-03.

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