Consumer Resources
| District Attorney Consumer Protection Division | 316-660-3700 | Deceptive Trade practices and fraud |
| Air Travel Consumer Complaints | 202-366-2220 | Air Fare, lost luggage, food sales |
| Department of Transportation Vehicle Safety Hotline | 800-424-9393 | Report safety defects and obtain information on child safety seats, crash test results, vehicle safety recalls |
| Better Business Bureau | 316-263-3146 | Handles complaints re: area businesses, reports information to consumers and mediates complaints |
| Charitable Solicitations - Consumer Protection Division | 785-296-3751 | All persons wishing to collect charitable contribution for non-profit organizations in Kansas must register. |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Service (local) | 316-265-2000 | Information on credit problems; sets up informal payment plans |
| Dental Board | 785-296-6400 | Complaints re: dentists & dental hygienists in Kansas |
| Department of Revenue - Director of Motor Vehicles | Call if concerned about medical & vision problems of people with driver's licenses | |
| Electronic Code of Federal Regulations of the National Archives and Records Admin. | Regulations for Consumer Issues | |
| Elder Law | 316-265-2252 888-353-5337 |
No cost legal advice for seniors |
| Federal Communications Commission | 888-225-5322 | Handles complaints re: wireless communication ( not fraud) |
| 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) | 800-432-2484 785-296-3071 |
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 785-296-3751 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 800-292-6333 316-383-9947 |
Handles complaints re: minimum wage, employment of minors, construction & service contract , nonpayment of overtime |
| Kansas Human Rights Commissioner | 785-296-3206 | 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) | 800-432-3924 | Information on legislation |
| Manufactured Housing | 785-357-5256 | Can only mediate if the home is new and still under warranty |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Complaints re: vehicles, child safety seats, safety recalls | |
| Office of Comptroller of Currency | Handles complaints on national banks | |
| Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration | 816-285-1800 | Handles complaints re: private pension plans, health benefits & welfare |
| U.S. Postal Inspector | Written complaints on mail orders and mail fraud | |
| Real Estate Commissioner | 785-296-3411 | Realtors in Kansas |
| Kansas Securities Commission (State) | 800-432-2484 | Investigates securities fraud |
| Sedgwick County Dept on Aging | 316-660-7298 | Information on services |
| Small Claims Court | 316-660-5790 | To file claims against a person or business for up to $4000. |
| State Board of Healing Arts | 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 Personnel Services | Handles complaints re: employee matters, bad checks from employers, nonpayment of wages, unemployment insurance, job services | |
| State Trooper's Association | 800-550-5782 785-234-4488 |
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 General | 316-268-4221 | To file a report |