Consumer Protection in Dover, Florida

Where to go and who can help with consumer protection matters in Dover — the local courts, agencies and legal-help organizations.

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The law & your deadlines are statewide. The statutes, filing deadlines and notable decisions for consumer protection are the same across Florida — see Consumer Protection in Florida →

Where to go & how to get help in Dover

Local agencies and non-profit legal-help organizations, plus the statewide and federal bodies that serve Dover.

Federal Trade Commissionagency
Federal agency that enforces consumer protection laws nationwide and accepts complaints about fraud, scams, identity theft, and deceptive business practices.
Florida Attorney General's Consumer Protection Divisionagency
The primary state enforcement authority for the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; accepts consumer complaints, investigates businesses, and can seek injunctions, civil penalties, and restitution on behalf of Florida consumers.
Federal Trade Commissionagency
Federal agency that enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and accepts consumer fraud complaints through ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Federal Trade Commissionagency
Federal enforcement agency for the Federal Trade Commission Act; accepts consumer complaints about deceptive advertising, identity theft, and scams through its online complaint portal.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureauagency
Federal agency enforcing laws on credit reports, mortgages, student loans, credit cards, and debt collection; accepts free consumer complaints online.
Florida Legal Serviceslegal aid
Statewide nonprofit providing free civil legal assistance to low-income Floridians on consumer protection and other civil matters.
USA.gov — Find legal aid and free legal serviceslegal aid
Official U.S. government starting point for finding free or low-cost legal help and legal-aid programs near you.
Legal Services Corporation — Get legal helplegal aid
Locate the LSC-funded legal-aid organization that serves your county for civil (non-criminal) legal problems.
American Bar Association — Free Legal Help & Lawyer Referralbar referral
Find your state or local bar association lawyer-referral service and free legal-answer programs.
USA.gov — State attorney generalagency
Find your state attorney general to file consumer-protection, civil-rights, or other complaints.