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Dawson County, Georgia

County · Printed 2026-11-05 · Intel current as of 2026-11-03 · localhost:3000/geos/county-ga-dawson

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Dawson County benefits

Dawson County Board of Commissioners: the year of Veterans Memorial Park - the emergency shoring, the SPLOST VII million, the pavilion-repair contract - with American Legion Post 247 in the county

The Dawson County Board of Commissioners - Chairman Billy Thurmond, District 1 Commissioner Seth Stowers, District 2 Commissioner Chris Gaines, District 3 Commissioner Alexa…

www.dawsoncountyga.gov/426/Board-of-Commissioners

Dawson County Clerk of the Court (Justin Power): the recorder of military discharges

The Dawson County Clerk of the Court - Justin Power, Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts, elected 2010, 25 Justice Way, Suite 1302, Dawsonville, GA 30534 (706-344-3510, fax…

www.dawsoncountyga.gov/165/Clerk-of-the-Court

Dawson County Tax Commissioner (Nicole Stewart Brooksher) and the Board of Tax Assessors: the warranty-deed route and the exemption detail held on the unreadable assessors’ site

The Dawson County Tax Commissioner - Nicole Stewart Brooksher, 25 Justice Way, Suite 1222, Dawsonville, GA 30534 (706-344-3520, [email protected], weekdays 8:00 a.m.…

www.dawsoncountytax.com/#/faqs

The Veterans Court of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit serving Dawson County (Judge Jason Deal), beside the Dawson County Drug, DUI and Mental Health dockets

Dawson County's accountability-court page names a Veterans Court among the programmes Treatment Services oversees "in the Northeastern Judicial Circuit ... in Hall and Dawson…

www.dawsoncountyga.gov/187/Accountability-Courts

Georgia benefits that apply here

Georgia Disabled Veteran Business Occupation Tax Exemption

A disabled veteran who is a Georgia resident and owes no Georgia income tax can run one business, peddle, or practise a profession in any county or city without paying the local…

veterans.georgia.gov/book/export/html/1496

Georgia Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

An exemption of the greater of $32,500 or the current specially adapted housing grant maximum, on the home an honorably discharged disabled veteran owns and lives in.

Gate: 100% service-connected; Individual unemployability at the 100% rate

veterans.georgia.gov/disabled-veteran-homestead-tax-exemption

Georgia Disabled Veteran License Plates

Free disabled veteran plates for up to two passenger cars or motorcycles, with no registration fee, manufacturing fee, or annual fee, for a veteran who qualifies for the…

Gate: 100% service-connected; Individual unemployability at the 100% rate

veterans.georgia.gov/license-plates-disabled-veteran

Georgia Military Retirement Income Exclusion

For tax year 2026, a retiree under 62 can exclude up to $17,500 of military retirement income, and another $17,500 when Georgia earned income exceeds $17,500.

dor.georgia.gov/retirement-income-exclusion

Georgia Veteran Driver License

No fee for a veteran driver license. The Department of Veterans Service certifies an honorable discharge or a medical discharge, and certain National Guard service.

veterans.georgia.gov/book/export/html/1496

Georgia Veterans Preference in State Employment

On a scored state entrance exam, ten points are added to a passing score for a service-connected disability of at least 10%, and for the other people the personnel rule lists.

rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/478-1-.18

79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.