Union County Clerk of Superior Court (Judy Odom): the Military Discharge Information page

The page. The clerk's Military Discharge Information PDF, carried from the county's Clerk of Superior Court page, reads: "As Clerk of the Courts of Lumpkin County, I am honored to be able to provide assistance and services to the men and women of this great country who have served in the nation's armed forces. One invaluable service this office provides veterans is the recordation and permanent preservation of military discharge records." (The letter's salutation names Lumpkin County - the Enotah Circuit clerks share the text.) The records: "Copy 4, DD Form 214 issued by the United States government; Any copy of DD Form 214 with a raised seal issued by the United States National Personnel Records Center; or United States National Archives Form 13038." The fee and the closure. "A veteran desiring to have his or her military discharge records permanently recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Union County should bring the records to the Clerk's Office. The office is located in the Union County Courthouse, 65 Courthouse Street, Blairsville, GA 30512. There is no filing fee for this service, nor is there a fee for obtaining copies, certified or otherwise." The page reprints Georgia Laws, Code Section 15-6-72 - the fifty-year exemption from the open-records act, the authorized viewer list (the subject, the spouse or next of kin, a named power of attorney, the estate's representative, and an attorney for any of them), the bar on commercial use and the misdemeanor fine of up to $5,000 - and closes "Sincerely, JUDY ODOM - Clerk of Superior Court". The clerk's page also lists a "DD-214 Release Form" among its downloads. Where and who. Judy Odom, Clerk of Superior Court, 65 Courthouse Street, Blairsville, GA 30512, phone (706) 439-6022, "Monday through Friday 8 am to 5:00 pm". A Union veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's courthouse office and asks there for copies.