SURVEY RESULTS COVER THE PLACEMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION RESPONSIBILITIES (WHICH IN MOST STATES IS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL), THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACTIVITIES, AN EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT WITHIN OTHER DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES, AUTHORITY TO LITIGATE, AND THE EXTENT OF ACTIVITY OF STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAMS. TABULAR DATA IS PRESENTED BY STATE ON STAFF POSITIONS AUTHORIZED FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION ACTIVITIES, CONSUMER RESTITUTION AND ASSESSMENT OF FINES AND PENALTIES, UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE STATUTES, AND THE LOCATION OF STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAMS.