Consumer protection refers to the laws designed to aid retail consumers of goods and services that have been improperly manufactured, delivered, performed, handled, or described. Such laws provide the retail consumer with additional protections and remedies not generally provided to merchants and others who engage in business transactions, on the premise that the consumers do not enjoy a sufficient bargaining position with respect to the businessmen with whom they deal and therefore should not be strictly limited by the legal rules that govern recovery for damages among businessmen. The overarching goal is to protect individuals and the interest of the public in general from unfair and misleading activity in business and commerce (such as false advertising and deceptive trade practices) and scams perpetrated by criminals (such as identity theft and pyramid schemes) that harm a substantial number of consumers.
Grimes (formerly, Grimes Landing) is an unincorporated community in Colusa County, California on the Southern Pacific Railroad. It lies at an elevation of 46 feet. Its zip code is 95950 and its area code is 530. The post office was established in 1883. Grimes is named after Cleaton Grimes, who obtained the townsite land in 1844. In the state legislature Grimes is located in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Sam Aanestad, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa. Federally, Grimes is located in California's 2nd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +13 and is represented by Republican Wally Herger.