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Gilmer County, Georgia

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

Free help with a VA claim

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Gilmer County benefits

Appalachian Judicial Circuit Veterans Treatment Court (Chief Judge Brenda S. Weaver) serving Gilmer County

The Appalachian Judicial Circuit Veterans Treatment Court - "Leave No Veteran Behind" - serves Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens counties under Superior Court Chief Judge Brenda S.

appalachiancourts.com/veterans-treatment-court

Gilmer County Board of Commissioners: the Minutes Behind the Municode Challenge

The Gilmer County Board of Commissioners - Chairman Charlie Paris (full-time chairman and county manager), Post 1 Commissioner Karleen Ferguson and Post 2 Commissioner John…

gilmercounty-ga.gov/board-of-commissioners

Gilmer County Clerk of Superior Court (Amy E. Johnson): the Custodian of Military Discharge Records

The Gilmer County Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Court (Amy E.

gilmercounty-ga.gov/clerk-superior-court

Gilmer County Tax Commissioner (Rebecca Marshall): the Homestead Exemption Office

The Gilmer County Tax Commissioner - Rebecca Marshall, 1 Broad Street, Suite 105, Ellijay, GA 30540 (706-635-4762, fax 706-635-4792, [email protected], weekdays 8:30…

tax.gilmercountypay.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.