Consumer Services Guide (CSG)

Consumer Action Edition

The Consumer Services Guide is searchable directory of resources which can help you with consumer problems and questions. There are multiple editions of the ‘Guide’, some which deal with specific issues such as housing or credit. The full directory, the Consumer Service Guide Edition, provides access to all the resources collected by Consumer Action.

Listings for Hughes County

These are the results for consumer specific consumer resources for Hughes County. The listing is grouped by primary service category, then sorted alphabetically.

Attorneys General

• South Dakota - Attorney General
  The major responsibilities of the South Dakota Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Protection are: Investigate false, misleading, or deceptive trade practices; enforce consumer laws designed to protect the public and legitimate business community; enforce statutes relating to buying clubs, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, and sweepstakes; advise consumers of their basic rights under consumer laws; distribute consumer education materials; assist in the preparation of legislation designed to… (Pierre, SD)
  

Auto

• South Dakota - Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  South Dakota DMV site has been created to help you renew or register for a drivers license, find DMV forms, practice tests, drivers ed & traffic schools, auto insurance, or just about anything else related to South Dakota DMV. (Pierre, SD)
  

Consumer Information

• South Dakota - Division of Securities
  Each state has its own laws and regulations for securities brokers and for all types of securities, including stocks, mutual funds, commodities, real estate offerings, uninsured investment products sold by banks and others. The officials enforce these laws and regulations. State securities agencies are responsible also for preventing fraud and abuse in the sale of all but the largest securities offerings. If you have a… (Pierre, SD)
  

Consumer Protection

• South Dakota - Attorney General
  The major responsibilities of the South Dakota Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Protection are: Investigate false, misleading, or deceptive trade practices; enforce consumer laws designed to protect the public and legitimate business community; enforce statutes relating to buying clubs, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, and sweepstakes; advise consumers of their basic rights under consumer laws; distribute consumer education materials; assist in the preparation of legislation designed to… (Pierre, SD)
  
• South Dakota - Public Utilities Commission
  The Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC) and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC) are independent regulatory bodies whose mission is to ensure that safe, reliable, quality utility service is provided at a fair and reasonable cost. (Pierre, SD)
  

Investing

• South Dakota - Division of Securities
  Each state has its own laws and regulations for securities brokers and for all types of securities, including stocks, mutual funds, commodities, real estate offerings, uninsured investment products sold by banks and others. The officials enforce these laws and regulations. State securities agencies are responsible also for preventing fraud and abuse in the sale of all but the largest securities offerings. If you have a… (Pierre, SD)
  

Utilities

• South Dakota - Public Utilities Commission
  The Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC) and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC) are independent regulatory bodies whose mission is to ensure that safe, reliable, quality utility service is provided at a fair and reasonable cost. (Pierre, SD)
  

Utilities Commissions

• South Dakota - Public Utilities Commission
  The Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC) and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (DPUC) are independent regulatory bodies whose mission is to ensure that safe, reliable, quality utility service is provided at a fair and reasonable cost. (Pierre, SD)
  

Weights and Measures Offices

• South Dakota - Weights and Measures Office
  State Weights and Measures Offices enforce laws and regulations about the labeling, weight, measure or count of packaged items including food and household products. These offices also regulate the accuracy of weighing and measuring devices in supermarket, gas stations, taxicabs, etc. Some city and county offices have weights and measures functions in addition to the state offices listed below that might be listed under either… (Pierre, SD)