Towns County Clerk of Superior Court (Eric Barrett): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Towns County Clerk of Superior Court - Eric Barrett, 48 River Street, Suite E, Hiawassee, GA 30546 (706-896-2130, fax 706-896-5694, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., second floor of the courthouse) - is the county's recorder of military discharges under O.C.G.A. 15-6-72 and 15-6-78; the county's own Clerk of Court page prints the office's services - Property Deed Records, Recording Plats, Criminal/Civil/Juvenile Court Proceedings, Notary Public Applications, Passport Applications and Adoption Proceeding Records - and no discharge line, so the free recording and the 50-year closure rest on the State entries.

Also called: Clerk of Court, Eric Barrett, DD-214, discharge, military discharge, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 706-896-2130, 48 River Street, Suite E, Superior Court, Hiawassee, Hiawassee, Young Harris, Tate City.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

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Towns County, GACounty

The office. The county's own Clerk of Court page seats the office: "ERIC BARRETT, CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT, 48 RIVER STREET, SUITE E, HIAWASSEE, GEORGIA 30546, TELEPHONE: 706-896-2130, FAX: 706-896-5694, HOURS: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm ... OFFICE LOCATED 2ND FLOOR, COURTHOUSE." The page's services list: "Property Deed Records, Recording Plats, Criminal/Civil/ Juvenile Court Proceedings, Notary Public Applications, Passport Applications, Adoption Proceeding Records" - no discharge line, so the recording duty is the statute's. (The site's Telephone Directory page still seats "Cecil Dye, Clerk" against the same 706-896-2130 line; the Clerk of Court page is the office's own current seat.) 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 Towns veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's office in the courthouse at Hiawassee and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Towns County Clerk of Superior Court (Eric Barrett): 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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