Vermont automatic renewal law
Vermont's automatic-renewal law for subscription businesses: 5 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 Vermont, wherever the business is located |
| Laws | Vermont consumer contracts; automatic renewal |
| Effective | 2019-07-01 (amended; latest change effective 2020-07-01) |
| Status | In force |
| Requirements in the catalog | 5 (1 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
Vermont consumer contracts; automatic renewal
- Citation: 9 V.S.A. § 2454a
- Effective: 2019-07-01
- Status: In force
- Verified: 2026-10-29, official text read in full (confidence: high)
Contracts of one year or longer renewing for more than a month: bold-face plain-language renewal terms; separate opt-in; 30-60 day notice; cancellation mechanism; online termination for online contracts. Violations are unfair and deceptive acts (§ 2453).
Scope: Applies only to consumer contracts with an initial term of one year or longer that renew for a subsequent term longer than one month. Without compliance the contract does not renew automatically. Exempt: financial institutions, credit unions and insurance contracts.
| Amendment | Effective | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Adj. Sess. (2020) No. 89, § 6 | 2020-07-01 | Cancellation mechanism and online termination; revised notice contents. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
State the automatic renewal terms clearly and conspicuously, in plain language and bold-face type The contract must state the terms of the automatic renewal provision clearly and conspicuously in plain, unambiguous language in bold-face type. US-VT.2454a.a.1 | term ≥ 12 months | 2019-07-01 | 9 V.S.A. § 2454a(a)(1) |
Separate affirmative opt-in to the automatic renewal In addition to accepting the contract, the consumer must take an affirmative action to opt in to the automatic renewal provision. US-VT.2454a.a.2 | term ≥ 12 months | 2019-07-01 | 9 V.S.A. § 2454a(a)(2) |
Before charges (notices and reminders)
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Renewal notice 30-60 days before the earliest of renewal, termination or cancellation deadline If the consumer opted in, send written or electronic notice 30 to 60 days before the earliest of the automatic renewal date, the termination date, or the date by which the consumer must give notice to cancel, stating the date the contract will terminate with a clear statement that it will renew automatically unless cancelled on or before that date, and the length and any additional terms of the renewal period. US-VT.2454a.a.3 | term ≥ 12 months | 2019-07-01 | 9 V.S.A. § 2454a(a)(3) |
Cancelling
| Requirement | Applies when | Effective | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Provide a cost-effective, timely, easy-to-use cancellation mechanism Provide a toll-free telephone number, email address, postal address (if billing directly) or another cost-effective, timely and easy-to-use mechanism for cancelling. US-VT.2454a.b.1 | term ≥ 12 months | 2020-07-01 | 9 V.S.A. § 2454a(b)(1) |
Online sign-ups must be able to cancel exclusively online If the consumer accepted the contract online, permit termination exclusively online, which may include a termination email formatted and provided by the seller that the consumer can send without additional information. US-VT.2454a.b.2 | term ≥ 12 months, online sign-up | 2020-07-01 | 9 V.S.A. § 2454a(b)(2) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewal notice 30-60 days before the earliest of renewal, termination or cancellation deadline | 30-60 days before the cancellation deadline | term ≥ 12 months | 9 V.S.A. § 2454a(a)(3) |
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.
Vermont Consumer Protection 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 Vermont's rules (and every other jurisdiction's) on every check. 9 machine checks cover this page: signup.disclosure.autorenew_language, signup.disclosure.term_length, signup.disclosure.conspicuous, signup.consent.affirmative, signup.consent.not_prechecked, reminder.annual_renewal, cancel.mechanism_findable, cancel.online_available, config.portal_cancel_enabled.
- 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-VTlimits a check to Vermont'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, "Vermont automatic renewal law", checkbox.site/laws/vermont, catalog 2026.11.01.1 (last reviewed 2026-10-29). Report an error: support@checkbox.site.
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