Name:	Nevada Attorney General - Bureau of Consumer Protection
Brief Description:	The Consumer Advocate represents customer interests before the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The Bureau also enforces criminal and civil violations of deceptive trade laws, unfair business practices, and antitrust violations. Cannot give legal advice to individuals.
Website Address:	Main page at http://ag.state.nv.us/
Services:	The Consumer Advocate represents customer interests before the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The Bureau also assists consumers with deceptive trade complaints, unauthorized telephone charges, unauthorized switching of phone and other utility services, telemarketing and do-not-call complaints, credit repair fraud, charity fraud and utilities law. Gives referrals to other applicable assistance agencies. Agency can only act on written complaints. This agency cannot not provide legal advice nor answer general legal questions for individuals. Online complaint form available at: http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bcp/complaint.htm
Target Population:	Consumers in Nevada, and out-of-state complaints about Nevada companies engaged in deceptive trade activities.
Address:	555 East Washington Street, Suite 3900 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101; 100 N. Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701
Email:	Email: BCPINFO@ag.state.nv.us
Eligibility:	No income requirements
Phone:	(702) 486-3777 (Las Vegas), (775) 684-1183 (Carson City)
Service Area:	Entire state of Nevada
Counties:	Statewide, Carson City County, Churchill County, Clark County, Douglas County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Mineral County, Nye County, Pershing County, Storey County, Washoe County, White Pine County
Provides Language Services:	Yes
Languages:	Spanish
Language Service Arrangements Needed:	No
Subjects:	Consumer/Business Law, Senior Law
Mission:	The Bureau combines the Attorney General's Utility Consumer's Advocate, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Unit, Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud Units, and the Antitrust and Securities Fraud Units' in order to better protect consumers.