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Consumer Resources

Charities: Helpful web sites, Angels and Scrooges List, and searchable charities database.
Department of Consumer Affairs: File a complaint, or get lemon law, auto insurance, credit information.
Do Not Call Registry: Add your name to the Federal Registry to prevent telemarketers from calling your home or mobile phone.
GovBenefits.gov: Federal and state government benefits programs.
Lemon Law Frequently Asked Questions: Effective dates, instructions, and what this law governs.
Ethics Commission: Advisory opinions, audits, and reporting for elected officials and lobbyists.

Look Up a Licensed Professional: Verify the credentials of professionals in South Carolina and determine if the license is clear of disciplinary actions.
Restaurant Inspection Ratings: Search by name or city for restaurants, grocery stores, open markets, bakeries and more.
Verify a Health Facility License: Verify a licensed facility's credentials.

Complaint Instructions - SC Department of Consumer Affairs: File your complaint with the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs.
File a Complaint - SC Law Enforcement: Instructions, process, and your rights.
Health Licensing Complaints: Instructions to file a complaint against a licensed activity or provider.
Register a Securities Complaint: If you have information indicating that a firm or individual may have offer unregistered securities, act as an unregistered securities dealer or agent, or engage in any fraud in connection with the sale of securities, you may submit a complaint.
State Agency Complaints: State Ethics Commission guide to file a written complaint against any public official, public member, public employee, or candidate for public office.
Utilities Complaints - Office of Regulatory Staff: Online complaint/inquiry form.
Digital TV: Making the Switch: Prepare for the coming changeover from analog television to digital.
Federal Trade Commission: A one-stop site for all federal consumer information, for food, product safety, health, money, transportation, children, career, technology, and more.
Landlord/Tenant Act: South Carolina law governing the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants.
Unclaimed Property: The State Treasurer's Office Unclaimed Property program seeks to return various forms of unclaimed property to the rightful owners.