Montgomery County Consumer Protection Investigations Over Three Years

Three years of consumer protection investigation data from Montgomery County, Maryland. The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) compiled this information from compliance audits and consumer complaints. It includes case dates, numbers, descriptions of alleged conduct, and statuses.

Use Cases

• Track business compliance trends based on audit and complaint dates and statuses.
• Analyze complaint types and resolutions based on descriptions of alleged conduct.
• Map complaint distribution based on Montgomery County Council District and Equity Focus Area indicators.

Strengths

• Covers three years of investigation data, providing a multi-year view.
• Includes geographic indicators like County Council District and Equity Focus Area.
• Contains multiple data formats (CSV, JSON, RDF, XML) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Montgomery County of Maryland

Collection Method

Investigations and audits conducted by the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP).

Time Range

Last three years (as of dataset publication).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:28:16.540966; freshness should be verified

Geography

Montgomery County, Maryland, with cases involving transactions occurring in the county.