Consumer Resources

File a complaint or learn about lemon law, auto insurance, or credit information.

Frequently asked questions on various consumer-related topics.

Effective dates, instructions, and what this law governs.

A one-stop site for all federal consumer information, for food, product safety, health, money, transportation, children, career, technology, and more.

Learn more about the nation's first federal agency focused solely on consumer protection.

Guide for consumers about insurance.

Add your name to the Federal Registry to prevent telemarketers from calling your home or mobile phone.

Search database of unclaimed property and funds.

Identity theft information and resources.

Locate any licensed professional. Find an accountant, barber, dentist, veterinarian, or any other licensed professional in South Carolina.

Verify a licensed facility's credentials.

Search by name or city for restaurants, grocery stores, open markets, bakeries, and more.

Report litter 24 hours a day.

File a complaint against a business, respond to complaints against your business, and search complaints filed against any business with the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs.

Instructions, process, and your rights.

Instructions to file a complaint against a licensed activity or provider.

If you have information indicating that a firm or individual may have offered 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 Ethics Commission guide to file a written complaint against any public official, public member, public employee, or candidate for public office.

Office of Regulatory Staff online complaint/inquiry form.

SC Department of Insurance consumer complaint form.

Information on filing a complaint against a licensed professional or an unlicensed person practicing a profession that requires a license.

Information from the SC Human Affairs Commission on how to file employment, non-employment, and fair housing complaints.

Find information on insurance fraud and the reporting hotline.

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

Complaints about companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media.