Wisconsin. Department of Justice. Division of Legal Services: Consumer Protection Administrative Records, 1960-1995

Container Title
2002/045
Part 15 (2002/045): Additions, 1972-1992
Physical Description: 14.0 c.f. (14 records center cartons) and 1 videorecording 
Scope and Content Note: Records, 1972-1992, of Assistant Attorney General William C. Wolford. Included are records on consumer credit, the “lemon law” in Wisconsin and other states, mobile homes and mobile home parks, motor vehicles and motor vehicle repairs, price comparisons, cemeteries, bait advertising, and other consumer protection-related issues. Records include correspondence, records on administrative rules and legislation, and court documents.
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Folder   1
Consumer credit
Box   1
Folder   2
4th annual business law seminar, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1982 October
Box   1
Folder   3
Federal Trade Commission and regulation of holder in due course
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Folder   4
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Federal Trade Commission analysis
Box   1
Folder   5
Credit advertising
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Folder   6
Layaway
Box   1
Folder   7
Credit card fraud-factoring
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Folder   8
American Conference of Uniform Consumer Credit Code States conference, Madison, 1988 November
Box   1
Folder   9
Use of banking by credit unions and savings and loans
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Folder   10
Proposed changes in Federal Trade Commission's cooling-off rule
Box   1
Folder   11
Usury
Box   1
Folder   12
Rent-to-own
Box   1
Folder   13
Chapter 428, Wisconsin Statutes, legislative history
Box   1
Folder   14
Mauro Enterprises, conditional delivery
Box   1
Folder   15
Truth-in-lending comment
Box   1
Folder   16
Cable TV late payment charges
Box   1
Folder   17
Preemption on home equity plans
Box   1
Folder   18
Truth-in-lending rescission
Box   1
Folder   19
Wisconsin Consumer Act
Box   1
Folder   20
American TV refund policy
Lemon law
Box   2
Folder   1-5
Other states' litigation
Box   2
Folder   6
Proposed revision to 16 CFR 703 (informal dispute settlement procedure rule)
Box   2
Folder   7
Jurisdiction over foreign corporations
Box   2
Folder   8
Bar Bulletin article
Box   2
Folder   9
Nowicki, Philip, studies
Box   3
Folder   1
By state
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Folder   2
Alaska
Box   3
Folder   3
California
Box   3
Folder   4
Connecticut
Box   3
Folder   5
Delaware
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Folder   6
District of Columbia
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Folder   7
Florida
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Folder   8
Indiana
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Folder   9
Iowa
Box   3
Folder   10
Kansas
Box   3
Folder   11
Kentucky
Box   3
Folder   12
Maine
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Folder   13
Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Folder   15
Minnesota
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Folder   16
Nebraska
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Folder   17
New York
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Folder   18
Nevada
Box   3
Folder   19
New Jersey
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Folder   20
New Mexico
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Folder   21
Ohio
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Folder   22
Oregon
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Folder   23
Pennsylvania
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Folder   24
Tennessee
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Folder   25
Texas
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Folder   26
Vermont
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Folder   27
Virginia
Box   3
Folder   28
Washington
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Folder   29
West Virginia
Box   3
Folder   30
Wisconsin
Box   3
Folder   31
Wyoming
Box   3
Folder   32
Other states, general
Box   3
Folder   33
Lemon law brochure
Box   3
Folder   34
Law review articles
Box   4
Folder   1
Autoline, Better Business Bureau
Box   4
Folder   2
Autocap
Box   4
Folder   3
Chrysler Customer Arbitration Board
Box   4
Folder   4
Ford Consumer Appeals Board
Box   4
Folder   5
News articles
Box   4
Folder   6
Memos and notes
Box   4
Folder   7
Chrysler meeting, 1990 May 30
Box   4
Folder   8
Division of Motor Vehicles rule-making
Box   4
Folder   9
Complaints
Box   4
Folder   10
Correspondence
Box   4
Folder   11
Conference, Center for Consumer Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1987 April 8-9
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Folder   1
Conference, Center for Consumer Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1987 April 8-9 (continued)
Box   5
Folder   2
Council of Better Business Bureaus conference
Box   5
Folder   3
Trans 153, Wisconsin Administrative Code
Box   5
Folder   4
National Conference of State Legislatures model lemon law
Box   5
Folder   5
Suburban Motors
Box   5
Folder   6
Toyota, application for certification
Box   5
Folder   7-10
Wisconsin litigation
Miscellaneous
Box   5
Folder   11-12
Bait advertising
Box   6
Folder   1
State of Wisconsin v. William Brownson
Box   6
Folder   2
Leasing, automobile
Box   6
Folder   3
General Motors camshaft problems
Box   6
Folder   4
Cemeteries
Box   6
Folder   5
Regulations
Box   6
Folder   6
Wanderer's Rest Cemetery
Box   6
Folder   7
Funeral/cemetery conference, 1989 June
Box   6
Folder   8
Criminal complaints
Box   6
Folder   9
Laws in other states
Box   6
Folder   10-11
L&L Rustproofing, Inc.
Box   7
Folder   1
Chapter Ag 131, Wisconsin Administrative Code, coupon sales promotions
Box   7
Folder   2
Postal Service, cash on delivery (COD) fraud
Box   7
Folder   3-4
Pianos and organs
Box   7
Folder   5
Use of word “wholesale”
Box   7
Folder   6
Mail order law
Box   7
Folder   7
Warrantees, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
Box   7
Folder   8
Expert witness contracts
Box   7
Folder   9
Revocation of acceptance
Box   7
Folder   10
American TV
Box   7
Folder   11
Universal Builders, Inc., dissolution action
Box   7
Folder   12
Racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations
Box   7
Folder   13
National Consumer Law Center correspondence
Box   7
Folder   14
Sales and use tax home improvements
Box   7
Folder   15
Going out of business sales
Box   7
Folder   16
Prepaid maintenance liens
Box   8
Folder   1
Forbes Meagher/Baldwin
Ag 124, Wisconsin Administrative Code, price comparison advertising
Box   8
Folder   2
K-Mart
Box   8
Folder   3
Prange Way
Box   8
Folder   4
Montgomery Ward
Box   8
Folder   5
Styleline v. Bifano
Box   8
Folder   6
Model Legal Text Subcommittee
Box   8
Folder   7
Extended warranties
Box   8
Folder   8
Buick safety recall program
Box   8
Folder   9
Milwaukee auto dealer advertising project
Box   9
Folder   1-2
Odometers
Box   9
Folder   3-5
Paid-during-service magazines
Box   9
Folder   6
Periodical publishers
Box   9
Folder   7
Contracts
Mobile homes and mobile home parks
Box   10
Folder   1
Mobile home park litigation
Box   10
Folder   2
Kenosha Mobile Home Park
Box   10
Folder   3
Jensen, Clifford v. Robert Kramer
Box   10
Folder   4
Senate Bill 217
Box   10
Folder   5
Memos and proposals
Box   10
Folder   6
Trans 138, Wisconsin Administrative Code
Box   10
Folder   7-9
Ag 125, Wisconsin Administrative Code
Motor vehicles
Box   10
Folder   10
Motor vehicle cases
Box   10
Folder   11
Newspaper clippings
Box   10
Folder   12
Section 218.01, Wisconsin Statutes
Box   11
Folder   1-3
Correspondence
Box   11
Folder   4
Other legislation and rules
Box   11
Folder   5
Financing/price protection/bushing
Box   11
Folder   6
Proposed changes
Box   11
Folder   7
Rough drafts
Box   11
Folder   8
Motor vehicle advertising in Oregon
Box   11
Folder   9
Trans 144, Wisconsin Administrative Code, dealer licensing
Box   11
Folder   10-13
MVD 24 (Trans 139), Wisconsin Administrative Code
Box   11
Folder   14
General Motors meeting, 1987 January 26
Box   12
Folder   1
Division of Motor Vehicles forms
Box   12
Folder   2
Olson, Mart, Department of Transportation
Box   12
Folder   3
Secret warranties, Assembly Bill 1246, notice of defects bill
Box   12
Folder   4
Federal Trade Commission settlements, auto defects
Box   12
Folder   5
Division of Motor Vehicles forfeiture and remedy law
Box   12
Folder   6
Division of Motor Vehicles, Dealer Section News
Box   12
Folder   7
Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association bulletin
Box   12
Folder   8
Option packing, autos
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Folder   9
General Motors camshaft case
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Folder   10
Freedom of Information Act requests
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Folder   11
Trans 138, Wisconsin Administrative Code, hearing, 1989
Box   12
Folder   12
Vic Hansen and Sons, Inc.
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Folder   13
Memos and notes
Box   12
Folder   14
Dealer preparation charges
Box   12
Folder   15
State and federal auto defect suits (excluding Federal Trade Commission)
Box   12
Folder   16
Legal memos
Box   12
Folder   17-18
Repairs
Box   13
Folder   1
Legislative and Department of Agriculture hearings
Box   13
Folder   2
Forms
Box   13
Folder   3
Department of Agriculture-Department of Justice correspondence
Box   13
Folder   4
Litigation, other states
Box   13
Folder   5
Correspondence
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Folder   6
Wisconsin statistics and studies
Box   13
Folder   7
Enforcement, interpretations
Box   13
Folder   8
Automotive information
Box   13
Folder   9
Courtesy Oldsmobile/Datsun Wisconsin Automotive Trades Association notice to dealers of Ag 132, Wisconsin Administrative Code
Box   13
Folder   10
Proposed state legislation
Box   13
Folder   11
Auto repair rules
Box   13
Folder   12-15
Price comparisons
Box   14
Folder   1-3
Price comparisons (continued)
Box   14
Folder   4
Hearings
Box   14
Folder   5
Better Business Bureau, comparative price guides
Box   14
Folder   6
Senate Bill 421, 1989, Monroney sticker
Box   14
Folder   7
Proposed amendment to Ag 124, Wisconsin Administrative Code, Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association
Video   1
“Good as Gold” program, WRC-TV, Washington, D.C., 1989 May
Physical Description: 1 videocassette