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Consumer Law

New Jersey

NJ Statutes
Consumer Protection Act, Title 56, Section 8
The NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
State consumer protection agency. Includes complaint forms.
Consumer Briefs
From the Division of Consumer Affairs
NJ Department of Banking and Insurance
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in New Jersey
A NJ Law in Review article by John D. Kovac, Esq.

New Jersey Consumer Lawyers

New Jersey Consumer Law Forum

The Laws:

15 USC TITLE 15 Commerce & Trade
Laws affecting businesses and consumers.

U.S. Consumer Credit Law
Federal and state laws on consumer credit at Cornell

Government Agencies:

Federal Trade Commission Home Page
A wealth of publications for consumers and businesses

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
An independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. News and documents available for down load in a variety of formats.

U.S. Consumer Gateway
A gateway to various consumer information including headlines on recent activities of various government agencies as well as fraud alerts.
United States Postal Inspection Service
Information on sweepstakes and lotteries, various schemes and frauds and telephone solicitations.

Organizations

National Fraud Information Center
"The National Fraud Information Center is a project of the National Consumers League, America's oldest nonprofit consumer organization. NFIC helps consumers report fraud and offers helpful advice on how to avoid becoming a victim. Incident reports are entered in the NFIC database and referred electronically to the National Electronic Fraud Database administered by the Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Attorneys"

National Charities Information Bureau
A resource to verify the legitimacy of a charity and how they spend donors' money.

National Consumer Law Center, Inc.
Information on the organization and it's publications.

Central Notice
Information on recalls.

National Consumers League
Consumer advocacy group. Site has information on internet and telemarketing fraud, and child labor.

Consumer Choice
A Consumer Action Tool Kit For Telecommunications Choice

Credit

Fair Debt Collection Act
The law on what bill collectors can and cannot do.

Fair Credit Reporting Act
The law that governs credit agencies.

National Foundation for Consumer Credit
A national network of nearly 1,200 local, non-profit organizations that provide consumer credit education, confidential budget and credit counseling, and debt repayment programs to families and individuals.

Lemon Law / Cars

Autopedia: Lemon Law Information and Sites
Links to virtually all state "lemon law" statutes.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
NHTSA's searchable database contains summaries of all recalls, all technical service advisories and all owner complaints on all vehicles manufactured since 1980. You can get the complaint number or investigative file number and obtain a copy of the complete NHTSA file.

General Sites:

The Consumer Information Center
Those folks in Pueblo Colorado with all the free booklets.

The Better Business Bureau
A great site that includes a complete list of all of their offices, and a large directory of on-line publications to help you avoid being cheated. The BBB also has many informative on-line articles about alternative dispute resolution that are worth reading.

Consumer World: Consumer Resources
Huge collection of consumer resources including; information on on-online scams, recalls, Better Business Bureau warnings.

ConsumerNet
"An interactive communications resource for public interest organizations, consumer advocacy and education groups, and the general public."