What items may I not put in my carry-on luggage?
Can I put _________ in my carry-on?
List of items which airline passengers are prohibited from carrying into the main cabin of an airplane.
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Comprehensive guide, in a question and answer format, to Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") regulations of advertising by businesses. Intended for small businesses, but can also function as a consumer guide to illegal advertising practices. Topics covered include: what makes an advertisement unfair or deceptive, penalties that can be imposed and consumer remedies for violations, and specific rules for certain types of products and advertisements such as contests and sweepstakes, drugs, bait and switch advertising, and free trials and rebate offers. Includes links to more detailed information about many of the covered topics.
What business advertising practices are illegal?
What laws protect me from false advertising and unfair or deceptive acts by businesses?
When is an advertisement considered unfair or deceptive?
Where can I find consumer information about current events or hot topics in the news?
How can I protect myself from crime and fraud?
Where can I get help if I have been the victim of consumer crime or fraud?
Does the State Attorney General have a blog?
Information the public needs on "hot topics" to protect itself from crime and fraud or, if victimized, where to turn for help.
What information should I know before I travel abroad?
What merchandise am I prohibited from bringing into the U.S.?
Can I purchase prescription medication in a foreign country and then bring it into the U.S.?
How difficult is it to bring my pet back into the U.S.?
How do I mail a package to the U.S.?
Are packages I send to the U.S. subject to Custom's inspection?
Do I have to pay a duty on the packages I send to the U.S.?
Who pays the duty fee on packages sent to the U.S.?
Where can I find traveler alerts?
What are the Customs regulations I should know before visiting the U.S.?
Where can I find information about entering the U.S.?
Where can I find information about exiting the U.S.?
Where can I find information about Custom's inspections?
Links to various articles containing information persons should know before traveling outside the US.
Instructions for obtaining a license for or certification of a Child Care Center in Washington state.
How do I apply for a license for a day care center?
What form do I use to apply for a license for a day care center?
What resources are available to help me deal with consumer problems?
Where can I get consumer information over the telephone?
Describes the State of Washington's "'Consumerline," a telephone information service operated by the Office of the Attorney General to provide prerecorded information on many consumer protection topics. The topics covered include Advertising, Appliances, Automotive, Books and Magazines, Business Opportunities and Investments, Camping Clubs and Timeshares, Condominiums, Consumer Action, Contracts, Credit, Crime, Education and Training, Employment, Funerals and Other Related Services, Health and Fitness, Home Improvements, In-Home Sales/Solicitations, Insurance, Landlord/Tenant, Land Buying, The Law and You, Lemon Law, Mail, Merchandise, Mobile Homes, Moving, Real Estate, Travel, Utilities and Warranties.
How do airlines calculate fares?
Where can I find information about the duties the airline owes me as a passenger?
In what ways is an airline allowed to restrict my ticket?
Do airlines offer discounted tickets or allow passengers to change tickets due to an illness or a death?
What is the effect of receiving an e-ticket rather than a paper ticket?
What should I do if I lose my airline ticket?
Does the airline have to compensate me if it bumps me off a flight due to overbooking?
Am I entitled to compensation if my flight is delayed, diverted or cancelled?
Am I entitled to compensation if my baggage is lost or damaged?
Are there any legal protections for the credits I earn under a frequently flyer program?
What do I do if I have a ticket on an airline that seems to be headed towards bankruptcy?
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding air travel.
Licensing standards for Child Care Centers in Washington State. Page links to various regulations that must be followed by those who run licensed Child Day Care Homes.
Where can I find the regulations that must be followed by licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find the regulations regarding applying for a license for a child day care home?
Where can I find information on child day care home license denial, suspension, or revocation?
Where can I find information about the sorts of activity programs that should be implemented in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information about the learning and play materials that are to be provided in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations on staff-child interactions in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding the methods of behavior management and discipline allowed in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information on required rest periods in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations on evening and nighttime care in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations on off-site trips taken by licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations on transportation provided to children who are cared for in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information on parent communication requirements of licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding staff pattern and qualifications of those working in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding group size and staff-child ratios in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information on staff development and training of those employed at licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information about the health care plans that are to be in place in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding health supervision and infectious disease prevention in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information about medication management in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding nutrition requirements in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information about the kitchen and food service requirements of licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information about drinking and eating equipment requirements in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding the care of young children in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding the general safety, maintenance, and site requirements of licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information on water safety requirements in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding water supply, sewage, and liquid wastes for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding the first-aid supplies requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding outdoor play areas in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding indoor play areas in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information about toilets, handwashing sinks, and bathing facilities requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding laundry requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding nap and sleep equipment requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding storage requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information on the program atmosphere requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding prohibition against discrimination at licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information about religious activities that take place at licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding the special requirements regarding American Indian children who are cared for at licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding child abuse, neglect, and exploitation at licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding the use of prohibited substances in licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find regulations regarding limitations to persons on premises for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding child records and information requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding program records for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding personnel policies and records requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding reporting of death, injury, illness, epidemic, or child abuse requirements for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding reporting of circumstantial changes for licensed child day care homes?
Where can I find information regarding posting requirements for licensed child day care homes?
What are public utilities?
When may the public utility provider refuse to put service in my name?
May the public utility provider shut off my service even if I have kids?
May the public utility provider shut off my service for nonpayment, even in winter?
May the public utility provider shut off my service because my landlord didn't pay?
What if I didn't get any notice that my utilities were going to be shut off?
May I pay my public utility provider an average amount per month throughout the year...?
Am I responsible for bills that a prior tenant or the landlord didn't pay?
What if I disagree with my utility bill?
What if I am charged for someone else's utility bill without my consent?
Where can I get help paying my utility bills?
Questions frequently asked by tenants about public utilities and utility service. Includes information utility bills and payment.
Where can I find information on passports?
How do I apply for a passport?
What are the fees for U.S. passports?
How do I change my name in my passport?
How can I get copies of my passport records?
Where can I find travel warnings?
Where can I find the visa requirements for foreign countries?
Links to various articles containing information about passports and travel outside the US.
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Last Updated: September 30, 2011 - 5:06pm