Georgia automatic renewal law
Georgia's automatic-renewal law for subscription businesses: 6 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 Georgia, wherever the business is located |
| Laws | Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act |
| Effective | 2024-01-01 |
| Status | In force |
| Requirements in the catalog | 6 (2 with a notice window) |
| Private right of action | public enforcement only |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-29 |
Federal law applies on top of this: see federal subscription law.
The law
Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act
- Citation: O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-439.5 to 10-1-439.13
- Effective: 2024-01-01
- Status: In force
- Verified: 2026-10-29, enacted session-law text read; current codified text not retrieved (confidence: high)
Online subscriptions with terms over 31 days: offer terms next to consent; consent before charging; acknowledgment; notice before or within three days after charging; online cancellation; material-change notice. AG enforcement only (injunction, restitution); good-faith compliance bars civil penalties; no private right of action.
Scope: Natural persons residing in Georgia, personal/family/household purposes; online offers only. Exempt: franchised or PSC/Agriculture/FCC/FERC-regulated services, insurance-regulated entities, financial institutions and bank holding companies, foreign banks.
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 Before the subscription is fulfilled, present the offer terms — the cancellation policy, the recurring charges (and any known change in amount), the length of the renewal term or that the service is continuous, and any minimum purchase obligation — clearly and conspicuously and in visual proximity to the request for consent. US-GA.10-1-439.9.a.1 | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | 2024-01-01 | O.C.G.A. § 10-1-439.9(a)(1); § 10-1-439.7(4) |
Obtain consent before charging Do not charge the consumer's card or third-party payment account without first obtaining the consumer's consent to the agreement containing the offer terms. US-GA.10-1-439.9.a.2 | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | 2024-01-01 | O.C.G.A. § 10-1-439.9(a)(2) |
After sign-up (acknowledgment)
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Send an easily retained acknowledgment with the offer terms, cancellation policy and how to cancel Provide an acknowledgment of the offer terms (on the business's website, via a link to platform-specific instructions, or otherwise in a manner easily retained), including the cancellation policy and how to cancel and a description of the cancellation mechanism (toll-free number, email, postal address if billing directly, or another cost-effective, timely, easy-to-use mechanism). It may follow the initial order. US-GA.10-1-439.9.a.3 | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | 2024-01-01 | O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-439.9(a)(3), 10-1-439.8(c), 10-1-439.11 |
Before charges (notices and reminders)
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Charge notice before or within three days after charging Unless the consumer opted out, send a notice before charging the consumer or within three days after the charge, stating clearly and conspicuously: that the subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled; the length and other terms of the renewal period; a link or other electronic way to reach the cancellation process (if sent electronically); and the business's contact information. US-GA.10-1-439.9.b | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | 2024-01-01 | O.C.G.A. § 10-1-439.9(a)(4), (b) |
Notice of material changes with cancellation information For a material change in an accepted online offer, provide a clear and conspicuous notice of the change and easily retained information on how to cancel. US-GA.10-1-439.9.c | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | 2024-01-01 | O.C.G.A. § 10-1-439.9(c) |
Cancelling
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Online sign-ups must be able to cancel online; describe the cancellation mechanism A business that lets consumers accept online must let them cancel online, e.g. via a clear and conspicuous link to a website or online cancellation service or a pre-formatted cancellation email; it may require account authentication, with an offline alternative for consumers who cannot authenticate online. It must also provide a toll-free number, email, postal address (if billing directly) or another cost-effective, timely and easy-to-use mechanism. US-GA.10-1-439.8.a | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | 2024-01-01 | O.C.G.A. § 10-1-439.8(a)-(c) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charge notice before or within three days after charging | before the charge or up to 3 days after it | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | O.C.G.A. § 10-1-439.9(a)(4), (b) |
| Notice of material changes with cancellation information | any time before the price change | term ≥ 2 months, online sign-up | O.C.G.A. § 10-1-439.9(c) |
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: No private right of action: enforced by public officials only.
Attorney General only (injunction, restitution); good-faith compliance bars civil penalties; no private right of action.
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 Georgia's rules (and every other jurisdiction's) on every check. 16 machine checks cover this page.
- Free to start: get test API keys or connect the MCP server at
https://app.checkbox.site/mcpfrom your coding assistant. - Preflight a disclosure, a Stripe Checkout Session or an email before you ship: preflight checks (
--jurisdictions US-GAlimits a check to Georgia's rules). - Start from the subscription compliance checklist.
Data and citation
This page is generated from the open subscription law dataset (catalog 2026.11.01.1, CC BY 4.0), available as JSON and CSV. Cite it as: Checkbox, "Georgia automatic renewal law", checkbox.site/laws/georgia, catalog 2026.11.01.1 (last reviewed 2026-10-29). Report an error: support@checkbox.site.
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