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Decatur County, Georgia

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

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Decatur County benefits

Decatur County Board of Commissioners (Chairman Pete Stephens): the 2025-2026 minutes read whole - 116 files, 114 scanned images OCR’d - with the board’s Veterans Day meeting cancellation and a retired Army Gulf War veteran among the districts

The Decatur County Board of Commissioners - Chairman Pete Stephens (District 6), Vice Chairman Dennis Brinson (District 3), George Anderson (District 1), Steve Brock (District…

www.decaturcountyga.gov/county-commission/county-commissioners

Decatur County Clerk of Superior Court (Cecilia Willis): the clerk’s own Military Discharge Records page

The Decatur County Clerk of Superior Court - Cecilia Willis, P.O.

decaturclerk.com/military-discharge

Decatur County Tax Commissioner (Mark Harrell) and Board of Tax Assessors: the homestead route with the board’s own recorded veteran exemptions

The Decatur County Tax Commissioner - Mark Harrell, 112 W. Water St., first floor of the County Courthouse, Bainbridge, GA 39817 (229-248-3021, fax 229-248-2110, departments open…

decaturcountytax.com

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.