Protecting consumers and combating scams is a top priority of the Office of Attorney General. It’s important for Pennsylvanians to know what schemes are out there – so they can avoid getting scammed and help our Office protect other consumers.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY The Attorney General cannot act as your private attorney. As a law enforcement agency, the primary function of the Office of Attorney General is to represent the public at large by enforcing laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices.
If you ignore the lawsuit, the debt collector will win by default. If this happens, the court will issue an order (known as a deficiency judgment) for you to pay the debt as well as the debt collector’s attorney and collection fees.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro Josh Shapiro serves as Pennsylvania's Attorney General to represent victims of crime and abuse; defend individual rights; and hold the most powerful interests accountable to the law when they rip off or harm Pennsylvanians.
You can download a complaint form from our website at www.attorneygeneral.gov or you can call our toll-free number, 1.800. 441.2555, to have a form mailed to you.
He can be removed by the President at any time. He can quit by submitting his resignation only to the President. Since he is appointed by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers, conventionally he is removed when the council is dissolved or replaced.
The Attorney General's responsibilities include safeguarding Californians from harm and promoting community safety, preserving California's spectacular natural resources, enforcing civil rights laws, and helping victims of identity theft, mortgage-related fraud, illegal business practices, and other consumer crimes.
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Charges can be filed within one year after the suspect's identity is confirmed. Sex offenses against minors. The law also provides extra time to charge certain sex offense cases involving minors. The time clock doesn't run until the victim turns 18.
The President of the United States has the authority to appoint U.S. Attorneys, with the consent of the United States Senate, and the President may remove U.S. Attorneys from office. In the event of a vacancy, the United States Attorney General is authorized to appoint an interim U.S. Attorney.
(1) He gives advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred or assigned to him by the president. (2) He performs such other duties of a legal character that are referred or assigned to him by the president.
the PresidentThe remuneration of the Attorney General of India is not fixed by the Constitution. He receives such remuneration as the President may determine.
The president appoints U.S. attorneys, who mainly serve as administrators. Assistant U.S. attorneys handle the bulk of the trial work. The U.S. attorney general, who is the chief law enforcement officer in the United States and the head of the Department of Justice, has supervisory responsibility over U.S. attorneys.
Unlike other states that have 72-hour time limits, the state of California requires that every person arrested receive a charge or be let go within 48 hours of the arrest. A person that is arrested for any reason must be brought before a judge within 48 hours of arrest at the very latest.
Probably the second most common way people learn that they're under federal investigation is when the police execute a search warrant at the person's house or office. If the police come into your house and execute a search warrant, then you know that you are under investigation.
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A complaint can be filed in form of writing or online via govt. Provided portal @ https://consumerhelpline.gov.in/ or through mobile apps launched by the government of India like NCH app, Umang app or Consumer app.
You may request a Statement of Complaint Form by mail, by calling the Professional Compliance Office Hotline at 1-800-822-2113 (if you are calling from within Pennsylvania) or at 1-(717) 783-4849 (if you are calling from outside Pennsylvania).
The Federal Trade Commission works to promote competition, and protect and educate consumers. You can learn more about consumer topics and file a fraud report online or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357).
Lemon Law Program: The Lemon Law Program separately handles thousands of additional telephone inquiries and handles more than 100 arbitration requests each year. The Lemon Law program has helped return millions of dollars to consumers.
Scammers often use the same techniques again and again. Learn the signs of a potential scam so you can avoid becoming a victim.
If you win the lottery, it can be intercepted. The default will be reported on your credit. Your name can be published in the newspaper as a "delinquent parent". As you can see, the consequences for not paying child support can be quite severe.
Since this happens more often than parents would like to admit, we'd like to discuss the consequences because they can have a negative effect on everyone involved.
If anything happens in your life and you can't afford your child support payments, make sure that you take steps immediately to petition the court for a downward modification. Otherwise, you could face serious legal consequences for stopping your court-ordered payments.
In Pennsylvania and all other states, both parents are legally required to financially support their children. That said, our clients will typically enter into a marital settlement agreement and the non-custodial parent will accept responsibility for paying child support.
Court motions demanding payment: The legal response to failure to pay support as ordered by the court is to go back to court saying that you are in “contempt” and asking that the judge demand or “compel” you to pay. You are required to respond to these motions and that usually means hiring an attorney to represent you. The cost of defending your actions may cost more than what you owe in support.
Suspension of driver’s license: If you are delinquent on your child support obligations, Department of Licensing is made aware and is required to initiate a process of suspending your driver’s license. If you do not respond to notifications of the suspension with full payment or formally establishing a payment plan, then your driver’s license will be suspended. Not a good thing.
Angry Co-Parent: It goes without saying that not paying your child support obligation will damage your relationship with the intended recipient of the payments. Most people who are supposed to receive child support actually need the financial support to provide for the child. If they don’t receive the payment, it often leaves them short of cash to cover their monthly expenses with little recourse. Withholding support payments is also often seen as a way to maintain control over an ex, which is never well received – by the ex or by the courts.
Credit Reports: Know that your delinquency will be reported on your credit report, affecting your overall credit rating and ability to obtain credit cards, loans, mortgages, insurance and open bank accounts.
Suspension of professional licenses: In the same way that your driver’s license can be suspended, so can your professional licenses, such as your Commercial Driver’s License, and all other professions that require state licensure. The problems with that are too numerous to list, but give it some thought.
Moving your residence or changing jobs does not slow down this process. They will find you and you will be garnished. To make matters worse, you will also be ticking off your employer because of the extra administrative work that an employer has to do and a garnishment sends your employer a strong message that you are not a responsible person. It’s a lose/lose situation.
To collect the debt, debt collectors will first try to contact borrowers. Using the information the original lender gave them, the debt collector will call and send letters, emails, or text messages. If they can’t reach the borrower, they’ll use more advanced methods, such as hiring a private investigator or using computer programs.
If a debt collector contacts you, the first thing you’ll need to do is verify that the debt is valid and that you owe it. For example, if your name is misspelled on the collections notice, then it’s possible the debt is actually someone else’s.
Interacting with debt collectors can be stressful. But ignoring them and not paying the debt can lead to serious consequences. Your debt moves through a collection process that becomes more aggressive the more you ignore it.
If you have the budget to pay off the debt, you should consider paying the collection agency and resolving the matter as soon as possible. Not only could this save you from endless stressful phone calls, but it can also lessen the negative impact on your credit score.