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This guide from the Department of Consumer Affairs explains the responsibilities of car dealers including advertising, TILA and recurring issues, SCDCA required filings, debt collection, lemon law & GAP and protecting consumer information.

Under South Carolina law, Athlete Agents recruiting or soliciting a student athlete must register with the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. This paper provides guidelines agents must follow and gives rights to the student athletes they contact.

If someone is using your personal information to get government benefits, be sure to act quickly and contact the agency that issues the benefit. This paper explains how to report benefits fraud.

If your government-issued identification - for example your driver's license or passport - has been lost, stolen or fraudulently misused, contact the issuing agency. This paper explains how to report lost, stolen or missing ID.

If you're among those financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, you might be concerned about how to pay your mortgage or rent. Federal and state governments have announced plans to help struggling homeowners during this time. Here are some options for mortgage and rental relief.

The Homeowners Association Act applies to communities and horizontal property regimes requiring homeowners to pay assessments. The law requires governing documents to be filed, provides certain meeting notice requirements and access to association budget and membership lists. The law also requires Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to collect specific data on HOA complaints, compile and share it with the Governor and the General Assembly each year.

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs often gets questions from homeowners and homeowners association boards about the rights and responsibilities of associations and their members. These include whether dues can be increased, what constitutes a forum and meeting notice requirements. The majority of the questions can be answered by applicable state laws or the HOA governing documents.

Many upset consumers think that the constant flood of phone calls will magically stop if they add their number to the Do Not Call Registry, but they are often unhappy with the outcome. These are some exceptions that allow the calls to keep on coming: Political/charitable organizations and survey takers, Debt collectors, Businesses you already have a relationship with, Scammers.

This brochure is meant to highlight important portions of the Financial Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Protection Act.

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs publishes Consumer Alerts to alert the public, businesses, and government agencies about scams, product recalls and consumer education.

ln 1997,the General Assembly passed the most comprehensive automobile insurance reform since 1974. Most of the legislative changes will become effective on March 1, 1999 and will profoundly change the way automobile insurance is handled in South Carolina. The purpose of this brochure is to compare the new system with the old one, point out the most important changes and inform you of your rights and responsibilities under the new system.

This brochure provides information on obtaining credit counseling licensing in South Carolina. Continuing professional education, organizational requirements and prohibitions are also discussed.

SCDCA's guide for auto dealers contains an overview of the various consumer protection laws that apply to the industry.

This brochure is meant to highlight important portions of the Financial Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Protection Act and not to serve as a substitute for reading the Act. References to portions of the laws amended or added by the Act are to the appropriate section number within the South Carolina Code of Laws.

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs publishes Consumer Alerts to alert the public, businesses, and government agencies about scams, product recalls and consumer education.