PHONE
WEBSITE
AGENCY NAME
PROGRAM NAME
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline
Receives complaints from consumers regarding product safety, as well as investigates, monitors, and provides recall information. Automated Consumer Hotline to verify contractors licensed by the State of California. Information on hiring contractors, contractors license status and complaints. FTC website regarding fraud and how to file a report. Provides consumer counselors and information on identity theft. Freedom of Information Act, credit related information and antitrust issues. The local Better Business Bureau is dedicated to fostering honest and responsive relationships between businesses and consumers, instilling consumer confidence and advancing a trustworthy marketplace for all. Provides general information and assistance about all types of insurance, homeowners, auto, and life insurance. Reviews and investigates complaints and disciplines licensed medical professionals. Complaints regarding physicians and allied health professionals. Investigates and prevents abuse and neglect in residential care, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. Investigates complaints of consumer fraud.
800-777-7526
www.cpsc.gov/
Contractors State Licensing Board
Automated Consumer Hotline
800-638-2772
www.cslb.ca.gov/ Consumers/Filing_A_ Complaint/
Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission
Report fraud
877-382-4357
www.consumer.ftc. gov/ www.identitytheft. gov/#/
Identity Theft
877-382-4357
Golden Gate Better Business Bureau
Golden Gate Better Business Bureau
866-411-2221
www.bbb.org
Insurance Information Institute
Insurance Information
800-331-9146
www.iii.org/
Medical Board of California
Central Complaint Unit
800-633-2322
www.mbc.ca.gov/ Consumers/ Complaints/
Senior Advocacy Services
Long Term Care Ombudsman
707-526-4108
www.senioradvocacy services.org/ ombudsman/ www. da.sonomacounty. ca.gov/divisions/ environmental-and- consumer-law-division www.calbar.ca.gov/ Public/Complaints- Claims
Sonoma County Office of the District Attorney
Environmental and Consumer Law Division
707-565-2311
State Bar Attorney Complaint Hotline
Complaint Hotline
Assists with filing complaints against attorneys through an informational hotline; complaints, information on attorney discipline status. Lawyer referral services directory in Sonoma County.
800-843-9053
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