Wayne County Clerk of Courts (Frances Yeargan): the county’s own Military Discharge Records page - recording the DD-214, no filing fee and no copy fee
The Wayne County Clerk of Courts - Frances Yeargan, with Chief Deputy Doe Erwin, Courthouse Annex behind the courthouse, 174 North Brunswick Street, Jesup (912-427-5930, fax 912-427-5939, weekdays 8:30 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, and the county's own Military Discharge Records page prints the fullest line of the round: "Veterans are provided the opportunity to record and permanently preserve their military discharge" - Copy 4 of DD Form 214 or any raised-seal copy - "There is no filing fee for this service, nor is there a fee for obtaining copies, certified or otherwise."
Also called: Clerk of Courts, Frances Yeargan, Doe Erwin, DD-214, discharge, military discharges, recording, 15-6-72, 15-6-78, 912-427-5930, 174 North Brunswick Street, Courthouse Annex, Jesup, Jesup, Odum, Screven, Gardi.
The office. The county's Courts department seats the clerk with her staff: "Frances Yeargan, Clerk (427-5930); Doe Erwin, Chief Deputy (427-5936); Stacey Aspinwall, Deputy Clerk; Maria Fulks, Deputy Clerk; Judy Goober, Deputy Clerk; Tina Rozier, Deputy Clerk; Fannie Shaw, Deputy Clerk." The clerk's office is "located in the Wayne County Courthouse Annex located behind the courthouse at 174 North Brunswick Street, Jesup" - hours M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., fax (912) 427-5939.
The county's own record. The county's Military Discharge Records page opens: "As Clerk of the Courts of Wayne County, I am honored and humbled to offer service and assistance to the men and women of this great country who have served in our nation's armed forces. Veterans are provided the opportunity to record and permanently preserve their military discharge." The page lists what the office 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" - and the price: "There is no filing fee for this service, nor is there a fee for obtaining copies, certified or otherwise." It then prints the confidentiality synopsis: the record is "for a period of 50 years following its filing ... exempt from Chapter 18 of Title 50, elating to open records", and on presentation of proper identification the subject of the record, "the spouse or next of kin", a named agent, or the administrator, executor, guardian or legal representative may examine it "or obtain free of charge a copy or certified copy of all or part of such record"; records "shall not be reproduced or used ... for any commercial or speculative purposes", and violation "shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00".
Thresholds
Thresholds for Wayne County Clerk of Courts (Frances Yeargan): the county’s own Military Discharge Records page - recording the DD-214, no filing fee and no copy fee
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Rule
Any veteran with a discharge
The recording and the copies are free under the county’s own page and O.C.G.A. 15-6-78; the record is closed for fifty years under 15-6-72. No rating is needed.
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