Appendix C: Attorney Generals By State
Office hours are 9am to 5pm, local. Lunch hours vary by state.
If the state lists an 800 number, it is only generally only accessible from within the state.
STATE . . . . . Phone Number for Consumer Protection Division
Alabama . . . . 334-242-7335
Alaska . . . . . . 907-269-5100 (Ancorage) or 907-465-3600 (Juneau)
American Samoa - 684-633-4163
Arizona . . . . . 602-542-5763
Arkansas . . . . 501-682-2341
California . . . .916-322-3360
(bypass recordings by pressing 1 during 1st recording and 0 during second recording. If busy signal ensues, hang up and try again. Best case: you're put on hold awaiting an analyst.)Colorado . . . . 303-866-3052 or 303-866-5230
Connecticut . . 860-808-5400 or 860-808-5420 or 800-660-7787 (in state only)
Delaware . . . . 800-273-9500 or 302-577-3838 or 302-577-8600
D.C. . . . . . . . . .202-727-7000 or 202-727-3500 (Dept. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs)
Florida . . . . . . 850-488-2221. If busy or long hold, try 850-922-2814 or 954-712-4600
Georgia . . . . . 404-656-3790
Guam . . . . . . . 671-475-3324
Hawaii . . . . . . 808-586-2636
Idaho . . . . . . . 208-334-2424
Illinois . . . . . . 312-814-3000
Indiana . . . . . .317-232-6330
Iowa . . . . . . . . 515-281-5926 or email consumer@max.state.ia.us
Kansas . . . . . . 913-296-3751 or 800-432-2310 (in state only)
Kentucky . . . . 502-696-5300 or 502-696-5389
Louisiana . . . .504-342-7186
Maine . . . . . . . 207-626-8849 (9:00am to noon, only)
Maryland . . . . 410-528-8662 (9:00am to 3:00pm, ...let it ring)
Massachusetts 617-727-8400 (Consumer hotline)
Michigan . . . . .517-373-1140 or 517-335-1140
Minnesota . . . .612-296-3353
Mississippi . . .601-359-4230
Missouri . . . . . 800-392-8222
Montana . . . . . 406-444-4311 or -4312
N. Mariana Islands - 670-322-4311
Nebraska . . . . .800-727-6432 (or 402-471-2682)
Nevada . . . . . . 702-687-6300
New Hampshire - 603-271-3641 or 3658
New Jersey . . . 973-504-6534 (receptionist in Newark) or 973-504-6200 (consumer complaints)
New Mexico . . 800-678-1508 (or 505-827-6060)
New York . . . . 212-416-8345 or 800-771-7755 (in state only)
North Carolina . . 919-716-6000 or 919-716-6001 (automated)
North Dakota . . 701-328-3404
Ohio . . . . . . . . . 614-466-8831 or 800-282-0515 (in state only)
Oklahoma . . . . 405-521-2029 (consumer complaints, OKC), or 405-521-4274
Oregon . . . . . . . 503-378-4320 (consumer complaints) or 503-229-5576 (Portland)
Pennsylvania . . 717-787-9707 or 800-441-2555 (In State only)
Puerto Rico . . . 787-721-0940
Rhode Island . . 401-274-4400 or 800-852-7776 (in state only)
South Carolina . 803-734-9452 or 800-922-1594 (in state only)
South Dakota . . 605-773-4400 or 800-300-1986 (in state only)
Tennessee . . . . . 615-741-4737 or 800-342-8385 (in state only)
Texas . . . . . . . . . 512-463-2185 or 800-621-0508 (consumer complaints, in state only)
Utah . . . . . . . . . . 801-366-0310 or 800-AG4-INFO (consumer complaints)
Vermont . . . . . . .802-828-3171 or 802-656-3183 (consumer complaints)
Virgin Islands . . 809-774-5666 or 340-774-3130 (St. Thomas) or 340-776-2226 (St. Croix)
Virginia . . . . . . . 804-786-2116 or 800-552-9963 (in state only)
Washington . . . . 206-464-6684 (Seattle) or 253-593-2904 (Tacoma) or 509-456-3123 (Spokane)
West Virginia . . 304-558-8986 or 800-368-8808 (In state only)
Wisconsin . . . . . 608-267-8901
Wyoming . . . . . .307-777-7824
last updated 4th quarter 2000