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Fairfield County, Ohio

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

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Fairfield County benefits

Fairfield County Auditor: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The Auditor's homestead page names the DTE 105I route and the individual unemployability alternative but prints $58,000, the tax year 2025 figure, where the State's 2026 figure…

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

www.co.fairfield.oh.us/auditor/Ohio-Homestead-Exemption-Program.html

Fairfield County Municipal Court Patriot (Veterans’) Court

The Municipal Court's Patriot (Veterans') Court, certified by the Supreme Court of Ohio as a Substance Use - Veterans Treatment docket, is one of four specialty dockets presided…

www.fcmcourt.org/about_the_judges

Fairfield County Recorder: Discharge Recording and Veteran ID Cards

The Recorder records military discharges and offers veteran ID cards, but its pages publish neither eligibility nor a fee - just 'Please call the Recorder's Office for…

www.co.fairfield.oh.us/Recorder

Fairfield County Veterans Hall of Fame and Veterans Monument

The county's Veterans Hall of Fame inducted its first class of 29 - among them Medal of Honor recipient Army Private Jacob Parrott - on November 13, 2025, and takes nominations…

www.fairfieldcountyveterans.org

Fairfield County: Indigent Veteran Burial and Grave Flags

The commission's indigent burial program pays up to $1,000 toward a veteran's funeral on an application made through the office with the DD-214, death certificate and funeral…

www.fcvsc.org/FC-Veteran-Burial-Benefits.html

Ohio benefits that apply here

Ohio Civil Service Examination Credit for Veterans

A veteran who passes an Ohio classified civil service exam gets 20% of the grade added, and a Guard or reserve member who has finished initial training gets 15%.

codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-124.23

Ohio County Recorders: Free Discharge Recording and the Ohio Veterans ID Card

Every county recorder must record a discharge free, keep it out of the public record for 75 years, give one free certified copy, and expunge it or the separation code on request.

codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-317.24

Ohio Disabled Veteran License Plates and Driver License

No registration fee, service fee, or local motor vehicle tax on the first vehicle for a veteran rated or compensated at 100% service-connected, or awarded a VA vehicle allowance.

Gate: Rated or compensated at 100%

www.bmv.ohio.gov/military-veterans-with-disabilities-plates.aspx

Ohio Veterans Homes

State nursing care at Sandusky and Georgetown for an honorably discharged Ohio veteran who served in wartime, or holds a listed expeditionary medal, and who cannot earn a living…

dvs.ohio.gov/veterans-homes/apply-today

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