The laws we check

Federal law applies everywhere. On top of it, most states regulate automatic renewals, each with its own disclosure, consent, reminder and cancellation rules. This table is generated from the same legal catalog the rules engine runs on.

Catalog 2026.11.01.1 · last verified against primary sources Oct 29, 2026 · 204 current requirements from 36 laws (plus 11 superseded versions) · pending attorney review

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Map of states

  • Evaluated (28)
  • Enacted, not yet in force (1)
  • Researched, not evaluated (1)
  • No state ARL identified (22)

CA

California

Evaluated

At least one automatic-renewal law in force; its requirements are checked on every scan.

  • Sign-up regulated
  • Acknowledgment regulated
  • Reminders regulated
  • Cancellation regulated

California Automatic Renewal Law

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17600-17606 (opens the source in a new tab)

Status
In force
Effective
Dec 1, 2010
Requirements checked
21
Verified
Oct 29, 2026 (official text)

Clear and conspicuous offer terms next to the consent request; affirmative (and since July 2025, express affirmative) consent; retainable acknowledgment; online "click to cancel" for online sign-ups; trial (> 31 days, 3-21 days) and 1-year-term (15-45 days) notices; 7-30 day fee-change notice; annual reminder; same-medium cancellation; limits on save offers; consent records kept 3 years. Remedies: civil (UCL) remedies only (§ 17604); unconsented goods are gifts (§ 17603).

Scope and exemptions

Consumers (personal, family or household purposes) in California. Exempt (§ 17605): CPUC/FCC/FERC-regulated or franchised services, Department of Insurance-regulated entities, alarm company operators, banks and other licensed financial institutions, and BEAR-regulated service contract sellers.

California in full: requirements, notice windows and citations →

Plus federal law: Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA); Electronic Fund Transfer Act / Regulation E — preauthorized transfers.

All jurisdictions

Automatic-renewal laws by jurisdiction and lifecycle stage
JurisdictionCoverageLawSign-upAcknowledgmentRemindersCancellation
Evaluated
Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA)15 U.S.C. §§ 8401-8405 (Pub. L. 111-345)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act / Regulation E — preauthorized transfers15 U.S.C. § 1693e; 12 C.F.R. § 1005.10
FTC Negative Option Rule ("Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans")16 C.F.R. Part 425
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 3 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
Alaska free trial period lawAlaska Stat. § 45.45.920; § 45.50.471(b)(47)
✓ 2 requirements––✓ 1 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
Arkansas automatic renewal and continuous service offers law (Act 652 of 2025)Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112
✓ 4 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 5 requirements✓ 4 requirements
Evaluated
California Automatic Renewal LawCal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17600-17606
✓ 7 requirements✓ 2 requirements✓ 5 requirements✓ 6 requirements
Evaluated
Colorado automatic renewal contracts lawC.R.S. § 6-1-732
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements✓ 2 requirements
Evaluated
Connecticut automatic renewal and continuous services lawConn. Gen. Stat. § 42-158ff
✓ 3 requirements–✓ 4 requirements✓ 4 requirements
Evaluated
Delaware consumer contracts — automatic renewal provisions6 Del. C. §§ 2731-2737
✓ 1 requirements–✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Automatic Renewal Protections Act of 2018D.C. Code §§ 28A-201 to 28A-204
✓ 3 requirements–✓ 2 requirements–
Evaluated
Florida automatic renewal of service contractsFla. Stat. § 501.165
✓ 1 requirements–✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency ActO.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-439.5 to 10-1-439.13
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Hawaii automatic renewal and continuous service clauses lawHaw. Rev. Stat. § 481-9.5
✓ 3 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Idaho cancellation of subscriptions lawIdaho Code § 48-603G
✓ 1 requirements–✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Illinois Automatic Contract Renewal Act815 ILCS 601
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
Kentucky automatic renewal and continuous service offers lawKy. Rev. Stat. §§ 365.400-365.408
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements
Evaluated · another law in force Jan 1, 2027
Louisiana contracts with automatic renewal clausesLa. R.S. 9:2716
Louisiana Click-to-Cancel ActLa. R.S. 51:3301-3305 (Act 830 of 2026, HB 750)
✓ 6 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 3 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Maine automatic subscription or health club membership renewal law10 M.R.S. §§ 1210-C, 1210-D (ch. 205-B)
Maine charges after free trial period10 M.R.S. §§ 1210-1210-B (ch. 205-A)
✓ 3 requirements–✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Maryland Consumer Protection — Automatic Renewals (2025 chs. 204, 205)Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 14-1329
✓ 4 requirements–✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
Massachusetts Attorney General regulation — Unfair and Deceptive Fees (recurring fees and trial offers)940 CMR 38.05 (940 CMR 38.00)
✓ 2 requirements–✓ 3 requirements✓ 1 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
Minnesota automatic renewal and continuous service lawMinn. Stat. §§ 325G.56-325G.63
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 3 requirements✓ 3 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
New Mexico rule — Automatic Renewal of Service Contracts12.2.11 NMAC
✓ 1 requirements–✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements
Evaluated
New York Automatic Renewal Law (Prohibited Service Offer Practices)N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law §§ 527, 527-a (Art. 29-BB)
New York City "Click to Cancel" Rule (DCWP)6 RCNY §§ 5-110 to 5-110.3
✓ 4 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 7 requirements✓ 7 requirements
Evaluated
North Carolina contracts with automatic renewal clausesN.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-41
✓ 2 requirements–✓ 2 requirements–
Evaluated
North Dakota customer contract clauses and automatic renewalsN.D. Cent. Code ch. 51-37
✓ 3 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
Oregon automatic renewal and continuous service offers lawOr. Rev. Stat. §§ 646A.292-646A.295
Oregon free offer lawOr. Rev. Stat. § 646.644
✓ 4 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
South Carolina automatic renewal provisions in service contractsS.C. Code Ann. § 37-6-120 (2024 Act No. 159)
––✓ 1 requirements–
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
Tennessee automatic renewal of subscription services (Consumer Protection Act)Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-18-133; § 47-18-103
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 3 requirements✓ 2 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Evaluated
Utah Automatic Renewal Contracts ActUtah Code Ann. §§ 13-70-101 to 13-70-301
––✓ 2 requirements–
Evaluated
Vermont consumer contracts; automatic renewal9 V.S.A. § 2454a
✓ 2 requirements–✓ 1 requirements✓ 2 requirements
Evaluated
Virginia Automatic Renewal Offers and Continuous Service OffersVa. Code Ann. §§ 59.1-207.45 to 59.1-207.49
✓ 2 requirements✓ 1 requirements✓ 3 requirements✓ 1 requirements
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––
Researched, not evaluated
Wisconsin renewals and extensions of business contractsWis. Stat. § 134.49 (2009 Wis. Act 192)
––––
No state ARL identifiedFederal law applies––––

Summaries are for orientation only and are not legal advice. Follow the source links for the text of each law. Coverage reflects the catalog version above; laws change, and we update the catalog when they do.

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