| District Attorney Consumer Fraud Division |
316-660-3700 |
Deceptive Trade practices and fraud |
| Air Travel Consumer Complaints |
202-366-2220 |
Air Fare, lost luggage, food sales |
| Auto Safety Hotline |
800-424-9393 |
Report safety defects and obtain information on child
safety seats, crash test results, vehicle safety recalls |
| Aviation Consumer Hotline |
800-322-7873 |
Airport security issues, aircraft certification, facility
operations |
| Better Business Bureau |
316-263-3146 |
Handles complaints re: area businesses, reports
information to consumers and mediates complaints |
| Boating Safety Hotline |
800-368-5647 |
Boating issues |
| Charitable Solicitations |
785-296-4565 |
All persons wishing to collect charitable contribution for
non-profit organizations in Kansas must register. |
| Consumer Credit Commissioner |
877-387-8523 |
Handles complaints re: lenders & retail grantors
(mortgage co's, trust co's, finance co's & credit card co's) |
| Consumer Credit Counseling (local) |
316-265-2000 |
Information on credit problems; sets up informal payment
plans |
| Dental Board |
785-273-0780 |
Complaints re: dentists & dental hygienists in Kansas |
| Department of Revenue -
Director of Motor Vehicles |
785-296-0789 |
Call if concerned about medical & vision problems of
people with driver's licenses |
| Department of Revenue - Division of Vehicles |
785-296-3601 |
Regulates activities of motor vehicle dealers and sales
persons |
| Electronic Code
of Federal Regulations of the National Archives and Records Admin. |
|
Regulations for Consumer Issues |
| Elder Law |
316-265-2252 |
No cost legal advice for seniors |
| Federal Communications Commission |
888-225-5322 |
Handles complaints re: wireless communication ( not fraud) |
| Federal Information
Center |
800-688-9889 |
Information about federal agencies and referrals |
| Federal Trade Commission |
877-382-4357 |
Deceptive trade practices restraint of trade, credit
practices; non-bank transactions, etc. |
| Housing and Credit Counseling |
800-383-0217 |
Complaints re: landlord/tenant issues |
| Insurance Commissioner
(State) |
1/800-432-2484 |
Handles complaints re: insurance agents &
companies |
| Internal Revenue Service |
800-829-1040 |
Answer questions on filing income tax, automated system |
| Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation
Informant Line |
800-829-0433 |
To report income tax fraud ONLY |
| Internal Revenue Service - Sales Tax Division |
316-337-6153 |
Collects non-paid STATE taxes for businesses and civilians |
| Internal Revenue Service - Status of Refund |
800-829-4477 |
Federal ONLY |
| Kansas Attorney General |
800-432-2310 |
Handles complaints outside of Sedgwick or Johnson Counties |
| Kansas Banking Commissioner |
877-387-8523 |
Handles complaints on Kansas banks ONLY |
| Kansas Bar Association - Lawyer Referral |
800-928-3111 |
1/2 hour consultation for $15, helps located attorney's
who practice in specific area of law within State of Kansas |
| Kansas Board of Agriculture - Weights and Measures |
785-862-2415 |
Handles complaints re: gas pumps, grocery scales,
department store scanning |
| Kansas Corporation Commissioner |
800-662-0027 |
Handles complaints re: telephone, natural gas; electric |
| Kansas Department of Labor |
316-269-7167 |
Handles complaints re: minimum wage, employment of minors,
construction & service contract , nonpayment of overtime |
| Kansas Human Rights Commissioner |
316-337-6270 |
Handles complaints re: discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability or age |
| Kansas Optometric Association |
785-232-0225 |
Complaints re: optometrists |
| Legal Aid/Legal Service of Wichita |
316-265-9681 |
Provides legal services to disadvantaged Kansas |
| Legislative Hotline (State) |
785-296-7300 |
Information on legislation |
| Manufactured Housing |
785-357-5256 |
Can only mediate if the home is new and still under
warranty |
| Mediation Center of Wichita |
316-290-8241 |
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| National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration |
800-424-9393 |
Complaints re: vehicles, child safety seats, safety
recalls |
| Office of Comptroller of Currency |
800-613-6743 |
Handles complaints on national banks |
| Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration |
816-426-5131 |
Handles complaints re: private pension plans, health
benefits & welfare |
| Postmaster |
816-502-0436 |
Handles complaints re: chain letters, prize
giveaways, pornography, etc. |
| Postal
Inspector (federal) |
816-502-0400 |
Written complaints on mail orders and mail fraud |
| Real Estate Commissioner |
785-296-3411 |
Realtors in Kansas |
| Securities
Commission (State) |
316-337-6280 |
Investigates securities fraud |
| Sedgwick County
Dept on Aging |
316-383-7298 |
Information on services |
| Small Claims Court |
316-660-5791 |
To file claims against a person or business for up to
$1800. |
| State Board of Healing Arts |
785-296-7413 |
Handles complaints re: doctors, osteopaths, chiropractors
in Kansas |
| State
Board of Mortuary Arts |
785-296-3980 |
Handles complaints re: funeral directors, funeral homes
and embalmers |
| State Board
of Pharmacy |
785-296-4056 |
Complaints re: pharmacists, pharmacies and
distributors |
| State Board of
Technical Professions |
785-296-3053 |
Complaints re: architects, engineers, landscape
architects, land surveyors and geologists |
| State Department of Credit Unions |
785-296-3021 |
Handles complaints on Credit Unions in Kansas |
| State Department of Human Resources |
785-296-5000 |
Handles complaints re: employee matters, bad checks from
employers, nonpayment of wages, unemployment insurance, job services |
| State Trooper's
Association |
800-550-5782 |
To verify if a telemarketers is working for the Trooper's
Association |
| Wichita Area Builders Assoc. (local) |
316-265-4226 |
Mediates problems with member builders |
| Wichita Bar Association |
316-263-2251 |
Attorneys in Wichita |
| Wichita Police Department |
316-268-4211 |
Worthless checks, forgeries, credit card fraud |
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