Minnesota automatic renewal law
Minnesota's automatic-renewal law for subscription businesses: 9 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 Minnesota, wherever the business is located |
| Laws | Minnesota automatic renewal and continuous service law |
| Effective | 2025-01-01 |
| Status | In force |
| Requirements in the catalog | 9 (2 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
Minnesota automatic renewal and continuous service law
- Citation: Minn. Stat. §§ 325G.56-325G.63
- Effective: 2025-01-01
- Status: In force
- Verified: 2026-10-29, official text read in full (confidence: high)
Offer terms before acceptance; no charge before authorization; confirmation with termination options; material-change notice; 5-30 day notice for trials over 30 days; yearly notice for continuous service; no retention offers without opt-in; website termination election for sellers with account management; termination effective within 31 days. Good-faith compliance bars civil penalties (§ 325G.63).
Scope: Indefinite subscription agreements with Minnesota consumers (including health club, buying club and social referral contracts). Exempt (§ 325G.62): contracts governed by another automatic-renewal statute or regulation, insurance licensees, licensed technology system contractors, PUC/FCC/FERC-regulated services, FINRA/SEC/state-securities registrants.
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 before acceptance, next to the offer Before the consumer accepts, present the offer terms (§ 325G.56, subd. 7): that the agreement continues until the consumer terminates it; the cancellation policy; the recurring charges (and any change); the renewal term or that service is continuous (unless chosen by the consumer); and any minimum purchase obligation, clearly and conspicuously and in visual (or, for voice offers, temporal) proximity to the offer. US-MN.325G.57.1 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.57, subd. 1 |
No charges before the agreement is authorized; consent required Do not charge the consumer's card or third-party account before the agreement has been duly authorized by the seller and consumer and made effective; goods sent without the consumer's affirmative consent are an unconditional gift. US-MN.325G.58.2 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. §§ 325G.58, subd. 2; 325G.61 |
After sign-up (acknowledgment)
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Timely retainable confirmation with the terms, trial cancellation and termination options In a timely manner after acceptance, send a retainable confirmation (email suffices) with the offer terms; for free trials, how to cancel before paying; and easy, cost-effective, timely termination options, including the website termination election for online sellers and, for sign-ups by other means, an option as easy and accessible as the original means of acceptance. US-MN.325G.57.2 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.57, subd. 2 |
Before charges (notices and reminders)
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Notice of material changes before implementation (otherwise the change is void) Before implementing a material change, give a timely, clear and conspicuous notice of the change and retainable information on how to terminate; a material change made without it is void and unenforceable. US-MN.325G.57.3 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.57, subd. 3 |
Notice 5-30 days before a free trial longer than 30 days ends If the offer includes a free trial lasting more than 30 days, notify the consumer 5 to 30 days before the trial ends of the option to cancel before the trial ends to avoid paying. US-MN.325G.57.4 | free trial, trial ≥ 31 days | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.57, subd. 4 |
Yearly written notice for continuous-service subscriptions For a continuous-service agreement, give the consumer written notice of the continuous service by mail or email at least once per calendar year, including the terms of the service and how to terminate or manage it. US-MN.325G.57.5 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.57, subd. 5 |
Cancelling
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
No retention offers after a cancellation request unless the consumer opts in; no abusive tactics After receiving a cancellation or termination notice, the seller may not misrepresent or use unfair or abusive tactics to delay or avoid cancellation, and may not make retention offers, benefits, modifications or gifts unless the consumer grants permission after giving notice (asked only once per attempt). The seller may ask (without requiring an answer) why the consumer is cancelling, explain consequences, verify identity, and describe downgrade, pause or suspension options. US-MN.325G.58.4 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.58, subds. 4-5 |
Website "termination election" for sellers with account or subscription management A seller whose website has profile or subscription-management capabilities must include a clear and conspicuous termination election that tells consumers in plain language they can terminate at any time, asks only for information needed to process the termination, and uses a checkbox, submit button or similarly simple mechanism — regardless of how the consumer signed up. US-MN.325G.60 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.60; § 325G.57, subd. 2(3) |
Honor terminations: end of term for renewals; within 31 days for continuous service A consumer may terminate at any time using the procedure in the confirmation. Automatic-renewal terminations take effect at the end of the current term (or a later term the consumer picks); continuous-service terminations must take effect no later than 31 days after a verified notice (unless the consumer chooses a later date). US-MN.325G.59 | always | 2025-01-01 | Minn. Stat. § 325G.59 |
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 of material changes before implementation (otherwise the change is void) | any time before the price change | always | Minn. Stat. § 325G.57, subd. 3 |
| Notice 5-30 days before a free trial longer than 30 days ends | 5-30 days before the trial ends | free trial, trial ≥ 31 days | Minn. Stat. § 325G.57, subd. 4 |
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.
Attorney General enforcement; a private action is likely available through Minnesota's private attorney general statute (unverified); good-faith compliance bars civil penalties.
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 Minnesota's rules (and every other jurisdiction's) on every check. 22 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-MNlimits a check to Minnesota's rules). - Start from the subscription compliance checklist.
Data and citation
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