Miscellaneous

Upson County Clerk of Superior Court (Teresa S. Meier): the recorder of military discharges

The Upson County Clerk of Superior Court - Teresa S. Meier, elected 2009, in the Upson County Justice Center at 1185 Hwy 19 S, Thomaston, GA 30286 (P.O. Box 469; 706-538-2343, fax 706-647-8999, weekdays 8:00 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 clerk's own page lists the office's 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, Teresa S. Meier, Teresa Meier, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 706-538-2343, 1185 Hwy 19 S, Justice Center, Thomaston, Thomaston, Yatesville, The Rock.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The office. The county's Clerk of Superior Court page announces the location - "The Clerk's Office is located in the Upson County Justice Center, located at 1185 HWY 19 S" - and the F.A.N.S. filing-activity notice system, the 2025 notary-education changes under House Bill 1292, the passport agency service ("the Upson County Superior Court Clerk's Office also serves as a U.S. Passport Agent") and the clerk's mission: "Our mission is to provide every citizen with the greatest possible access to the justice system." The duties list carries the real-estate and court functions and no discharge line - the recording duty is the statute's. Where and who. Clerk of Superior Court Teresa S. Meier, elected 2009, 1185 Hwy 19, Thomaston, Georgia 30286, mailing P.O. Box 469; phone (706) 538-2343, fax (706) 647-8999; "8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday". The Cooperative Authority's directory row lists the same office and the Superior Court alone. 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); an Upson veteran records the DD-214 at the clerk's Justice Center office on Highway 19 and asks there for copies.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Upson County Clerk of Superior Court (Teresa S. Meier): the recorder of military discharges
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Any veteran with a dischargeThe 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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