Walton County Clerk of Superior Court: Free Military Discharge Recording

The Clerk's notice, Military Discharge Records: "One invaluable service this office provides veterans is the recordation and permanent preservation of military discharge records. A veteran desiring to have his or her military discharge records permanently recorded should bring the records to the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court located on the third floor of the government building at 303 South Hammond Drive. There is no filing fee for this service, nor is there a fee for obtaining copies, certified or otherwise." Who may see them. The notice quotes Code section 15-6-72(c): a recorded DD-214 is exempt from the open records law for 50 years, and with proper identification it may be examined, and copies obtained free, only by the person named in it; the spouse or next of kin; a person named in a power of attorney; the administrator, executor, guardian or legal representative; or an attorney for any of them. The records may not be used for commercial or speculative purposes. The Georgia entry on discharge recording carries the statute. Where. The Real Estate division of the Clerk's office, which also records deeds, liens and plats: 303 South Hammond Drive, third floor, Monroe, GA 30655.