Arkansas automatic renewal law
Arkansas's automatic-renewal law for subscription businesses: 14 cited requirements (disclosure, consent, acknowledgment, notice windows, cancellation), effective dates and who can sue. Generated from Checkbox's legal catalog; pending attorney review.
At a glance
| Applies to | Consumers in Arkansas, wherever the business is located |
| Laws | Arkansas automatic renewal and continuous service offers law (Act 652 of 2025) |
| Effective | 2025-08-05 |
| Status | In force |
| Requirements in the catalog | 14 (4 with a notice window) |
| Private right of action | via general consumer law |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-29 |
Federal law applies on top of this: see federal subscription law.
The law
Arkansas automatic renewal and continuous service offers law (Act 652 of 2025)
- Citation: Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112
- Effective: 2025-08-05
- Status: In force
- Verified: 2026-10-29, official text read in full (confidence: high)
California-style law: offer terms next to consent; consent and express consent; 3-year consent records; acknowledgment; trial (> 31 days, 3-21 days) and 1-year-term (15-45 days) notices; online at-will cancellation; save-offer and same-medium rules; 7-30 day fee-change notice; annual reminder. Enforced under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Scope: Consumers located in Arkansas (personal, family or household purposes). Exempt: persons under the Bank, Securities or Insurance Commissioners (incl. service contracts), PSC- or FCC-regulated persons (except satellite digital radio), municipal utilities, franchised service providers, and private security agencies.
Requirements
Each row is one obligation in the catalog, in plain English, with the provision it comes from. "Applies when" lists the conditions under which it applies (otherwise it always applies to covered offers). The ids are stable and match the dataset and Checkbox API results.
At sign-up
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Present the offer terms clearly and conspicuously next to the consent request; explain post-trial pricing Before the subscription is fulfilled, present the offer terms (§ 4-86-112(a)(8)): that the subscription continues until cancelled; the cancellation policy; the recurring charges (and any change in amount); the length of the term unless chosen by the consumer; and any minimum purchase obligation, clearly and conspicuously and in visual proximity (or, for verbal offers, temporal proximity) to the request for consent. If the offer includes a free gift or trial, clearly and conspicuously explain the price charged after the trial or how pricing will change. US-AR.4-86-112.b.1 | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(1) |
Obtain consent before charging and express consent to the offer terms Do not charge the consumer's card or third-party account without first obtaining consent to the agreement containing the offer terms (including promotional or discounted terms), and obtain the consumer's express consent to the offer terms. US-AR.4-86-112.b.2 | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(2), (b)(4) |
Do not undermine consent or misrepresent material facts Do not include contract information that interferes with, detracts from, contradicts or undermines the consumer's consent, and do not misrepresent any material fact, including that the plan automatically renews or facts about the underlying goods or services. US-AR.4-86-112.b.5 | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(5), (b)(7) |
Keep verification of consent for three years (or one year after termination, if longer) Maintain verification of the consumer's consent for at least three years, or one year after the contract is terminated, whichever is longer. US-AR.4-86-112.b.6 | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(6) |
After sign-up (acknowledgment)
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Send a retainable acknowledgment; for trials explain how to cancel before paying Provide a retainable acknowledgment with the offer terms, the cancellation policy and how to cancel (describing the cancellation mechanism). If the offer includes a free gift or trial, disclose how to cancel it and allow cancellation before the consumer pays. US-AR.4-86-112.b.3 | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(3), (d)(1) |
Before charges (notices and reminders)
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Notice before a free trial or promotional price longer than 31 days ends If the consumer accepted a free gift or trial (or promotional price) lasting more than 31 days, send the § 4-86-112(b)(8) notice — renewal statement, renewal length and terms, amount/range and frequency of charges, cancellation methods, a cancellation link if sent electronically, contact information — 3 to 21 days before the period expires. US-AR.4-86-112.c.1.A | free trial, trial ≥ 32 days | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(8), (c)(1)(A) |
Renewal notice for initial terms of one year or longer For an initial term of one year or longer, send the § 4-86-112(b)(8) notice 15 to 45 days before the subscription renews. US-AR.4-86-112.c.1.B | term ≥ 12 months | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(8), (c)(1)(B) |
Notice of material changes before they take effect Before implementing a material change, give a clear and conspicuous notice of the change and retainable information on how to cancel. US-AR.4-86-112.h.1 | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(h)(1), (j)(2)(C) |
Fee-change notice 7 to 30 days in advance For any change in the fee (including changes the consumer previously agreed to), give a clear and conspicuous notice of the change and retainable cancellation information no less than 7 and no more than 30 days before it takes effect. US-AR.4-86-112.h.2 | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(h)(2) |
Annual reminder of the subscription terms Send an annual reminder to consumers under an annual automatic renewal or continuous service agreement, in the medium that activated it or the consumer's usual medium, disclosing the product or service, the frequency and amount of charges, and how to cancel. US-AR.4-86-112.i | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(i), (j)(2)(D) |
Cancelling
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Cancellation mechanism; phone lines answered promptly; voicemail handled within one business day Provide a toll-free number, email address, postal address (if billing directly) or another cost-effective, timely, easy-to-use cancellation mechanism, described in the acknowledgment. If a toll-free number is offered, answer calls promptly during business hours without obstruction, and process a voicemail cancellation request (or call back) within one business day. US-AR.4-86-112.d | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(d) |
Online sign-ups must be able to cancel online, at will, immediately If the consumer accepted online, allow termination exclusively online, at will and without steps that obstruct or delay immediate termination, through a prominently located direct link or button (account/profile or device/user settings) or an immediately accessible pre-formatted termination email. Account authentication may be required, with an offline alternative for consumers who cannot authenticate online. US-AR.4-86-112.e | online sign-up | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(e) |
Save offers only with a continuously displayed "click to cancel" option Retention offers are allowed only if the consumer can still cancel: online, any offer must be shown with a prominently located, continuously and proximately displayed "click to cancel" link or button; by phone, the consumer must first be told they can cancel at any time by saying "cancel". Using that option must promptly cancel the subscription. US-AR.4-86-112.f | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(f) |
Cancellation in the same medium used to sign up Cancellation must be available in the medium used to activate the subscription or the medium the consumer usually uses with the business; for phone activations, a retainable cancellation phone number must be clearly and conspicuously displayed on the website. US-AR.4-86-112.g | always | 2025-08-05 | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(g) |
Notice windows
When each notice must be sent. A notice outside its window does not count, so schedule sends against the exact dates.
| Notice | When | Applies when | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notice before a free trial or promotional price longer than 31 days ends | 3-21 days before the trial ends | free trial, trial ≥ 32 days | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(8), (c)(1)(A) |
| Renewal notice for initial terms of one year or longer | 15-45 days before renewal | term ≥ 12 months | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(b)(8), (c)(1)(B) |
| Notice of material changes before they take effect | any time before the price change | always | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(h)(1), (j)(2)(C) |
| Fee-change notice 7 to 30 days in advance | 7-30 days before the price change | always | Ark. Code Ann. § 4-86-112(h)(2) |
Several states use overlapping windows; one email can often satisfy all of them. See free-trial notices and price increases.
Who can sue, and remedies
Private right of action: Indirectly: private suits go through general consumer-protection law.
Enforced under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act; private enforcement through the state's general consumer-protection (UDAP) statute is inferred, not verified.
Remedy figures come from the cited statutes and from public enforcement records summarized in Checkbox's litigation research; figures from secondary sources are marked "unverified" where they appear.
Check your subscription flow
Checkbox evaluates these requirements automatically: the sign-up page, the emails and the cancellation flow are checked against Arkansas's rules (and every other jurisdiction's) on every check. 24 machine checks cover this page.
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Data and citation
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