OUTREACH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION

1 Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12210

Eligibility

New York State residents

Hours

Agency requests client call for details

(518) 474-8583

Voice - Main

212-459-8852

Voice - Other

(800) 697-1220

Voice - Main

https://dos.ny.gov/consumer-protection

Languages

Spanish

Application process

Call or Visit Website

Fees

None/Not Applicable

Service area

Description

Develops informational materials on current consumer issues, available in print or on the internet, and conducts informational programs. Offers presentations on issues such as consumer scams, senior citizen consumer issues, identity theft, internet safety, and financial literacy.

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211 Hudsson Valley / ADK

What's Here

Government Consumer Protection Agencies Speakers / Speakers Bureaus Public Internet Access Sites Printed Materials

Providing organization

NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION

The New York Department of State Division of Consumer Protection core mission is to protect New Yorkers by publicizing unscrupulous and questionable business practices and product recalls, conducting investigations and hearings, enforcing the Do Not Call Law, researching issues, developing legislation, creating consumer education programs and materials, responding to individual marketplace complaints by securing voluntary agreements, and, representing the interests of consumers before the Public Service Commission PSC and other State and federal agencies.