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The Office of the Colorado Attorney General
is an independently elected statewide official in Colorado. The
Office of the Attorney General was established by the State Constitution
upon statehood in 1876. The Attorney General -- and the Department
of Law, which he oversees -- represents and defends the interests
of the people of the State of Colorado. The Attorney General is
granted primary authority to act on behalf of the State of Colorado
in the enforcement of consumer fraud and consumer lending laws,
antitrust laws, criminal appeals, and some complex white-collar
criminal matters. In many areas of the law, the Colorado Attorney
General's Office works closely with Colorado's 22 district attorneys
and other local, state and federal law enforcement authorities.
The Attorney General is also the chief legal counsel and advisor
to state government and its many agencies, boards and commissions. |
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The AARP Foundation was organized in
1961 as a District of Columbia not-for-profit corporation to engage
in the study and discussion of the problems of aging persons. The
AARP Foundation qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and is a nonpartisan
charitable organization. The AARP Foundation receives awards from
the federal government, corporations, and foundations to support
the programs administered by the AARP Foundation from its national
office in Washington, DC. The AARP Foundation is an affiliated entity
of AARP, and its Board of Directors is composed of five members
appointed by AARP’s Board of Directors. |
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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) system
in the U.S. extends over 98% of the nation; coast-to-coast, and
in Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. It also has a partner BBB system
that serves much of Canada. In total, 145 BBBs help nearly 24 million
consumers and businesses each year. There are 5 BBBs serving Colorado
Since the founding of the first BBB in 1912, the BBB system has
proven that the majority of marketplace problems can be solved fairly
through the use of voluntary self-regulation and consumer education.
The BBB's Core Services include: Business Reliability Reports, Dispute
Resolution, Truth-in-Advertising, Consumer and Business Education
and Charity Review. |
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