About the Office:
What We Do > Public Protection Department
The Attorney General’s Public Protection Department is responsible for safeguarding the rights of Arkansas consumers and ratepayers as well as helping preserve our state’s natural resources. The Department is divided into four divisions.
- The Consumer Protection Division mediates thousands
of individual consumer complaints a year, in addition to promoting
consumer education. The Division investigates violations of Arkansas
law and aggressively prosecutes wrongdoers on behalf of Arkansas
citizens. More about Consumer Protection
- The Utilities Division represents the interests of
Arkansas ratepayers during policy decisions and ratemaking proceedings
before the Arkansas Public Service Commission, other state and
federal agencies, and the courts. More about Utilities
- The Antitrust Division protects Arkansans from unlawful
restraints of trade and commerce, price discrimination, price
fixing, and monopolies. The Division also investigates and prosecutes
alleged violations of state and federal antitrust laws to ensure
that companies are not limiting competition in ways that can
hurt consumers. More about Antitrust
- The Environmental Division promotes the health and safety of Arkansans by protecting the environment and providing support to state agencies with environmental missions. Division staff members draft regulations, represent agencies in administrative hearings, participate in settlement negotiations, and prosecute criminal environmental cases. More about Environmental
