Links to Consumer Resources
Pinellas County Consumer Protection
14250 49th St., N. Suite 1000; Rm 2
Clearwater, FL 33762
Search the complaint history of a business or file a consumer complaint.
Pinellas County Consumer Protection
727-464-6200
Better Business Bureau
Review business reports and information on charities.
727-535-5522
Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board (PCCLB)
Verify that home improvement contractors are licensed to operate in Pinellas County.
Pinellas County Licensing Board
727-582-3100
Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR)
Search business and professional licenses including contractors, real estate agents and cosmetologist.
850-487-1395
Department of State Division of Corporations
Search corporation records and fictitious names registrations.
Department of Financial Services
- Office of Insurance Regulation
- Office of Financial Regulation
Search license information on insurance companies and insurance agents.
Search information on mortgage brokers and other finance related licenses.
Florida Dept. of Financial Services
FLOIR Company Search
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
Search Licensing Records
800-342-2762
850-487-9687
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Division of Consumer Services
Regulatory responsibility for Business Opportunities, Motor Vehicle Repair Shops, Charitable Organizations, Florida Do Not Call Program, Dance Studios, Pawnbrokers, Health Studios, Sellers of Travel, Intrastate Movers, Sweepstakes/Game Promotions and Telemarketing.
800-435-7352
Florida Department of Health
Search license information on doctors and health care professionals.
888-419-3456
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal consumer information and enforcement. Consumer publications available online.
FTC Website
877-382-4357
Reduce telemarketing calls by signing up for the National Do Not Call Registry.
Do Not Call
888-382-1222
Order free annual credit report from each of the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies.
Annual Credit Report
877-322-8228
Resources and information on Identity Theft.
ID Theft
877-438-4338
Interactive information to help you secure your computer, guard against Internet fraud, and protect your personal information.
“OPT-OUT” of receiving pre-screened credit card offers in the mail.
Computer Security
888-567-8688
Direct Marketing Association
DMA choice is an online tool to help control and limit the amount of unsolicited commercial mail and email received.
Florida Department of Corrections
Information on felony offenders in prison and on probation.
Dept. of Corrections
(offender search)
Pinellas My Neighborhoods
Residents can look up information on community resources and crime in their neighborhood.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Pinellas County
Online public records search for Official Records, Civil and Criminal information. Clerk’s Legal Self Help Centers.