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derived_fields list	id string	jurisdiction string	notice_window string	notice_window_days string	qualifying_contract string	source string	source_quote string	statute_citation string	trial_period_notice string	url string	verified_fields list
[ "jurisdiction", "notice_window_days", "statute_citation" ]	california	California	at least 15 days and not more than 45 days before the automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer renews	15–45 days	an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer with an initial term of one year or longer	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=17602.&lawCode=BPC	The consumer accepted an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer with an initial term of one year or longer, that automatically renews unless the consumer cancels the automatic renewal or continuous service. In this case, the notice shall be provided at least 15 days and not more than 45 days before the aut...	Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17602	at least 3 days before and at most 21 days before the expiration of the predetermined period of time for which the free gift or trial, or promotional or discounted price, applies	https://referencesource.org/automatic-renewal-notice-window-by-state/california/	[ "notice_window", "qualifying_contract", "trial_period_notice" ]
[ "jurisdiction", "notice_window_days", "statute_citation" ]	colorado	Colorado	at least twenty-five and no more than forty days before the first automatic renewal and at least twenty-five and no more than forty days before each automatic renewal thereafter	25–40 days	except that, if the initial automatic renewal or any subsequent automatic renewal is for a term of less than twelve months, the person shall send the notice: (I) At least once in the period between twenty-five and forty days directly preceding the first automatic renewal that would extend the contract beyond a continuo...	https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-6/fair-trade-and-restraint-of-trade/article-1/part-7/section-6-1-732/	A person that sells a good or service to a consumer pursuant to an automatic renewal contract shall send the notice described in subsection (4)(a) of this section at least twenty-five and no more than forty days before the first automatic renewal and at least twenty-five and no more than forty days before each automati...	C.R.S. § 6-1-732	null	https://referencesource.org/automatic-renewal-notice-window-by-state/colorado/	[ "notice_window", "qualifying_contract" ]
[ "jurisdiction", "notice_window_days", "statute_citation" ]	florida	Florida	no less than 30 days or no more than 60 days before the cancellation deadline pursuant to the automatic renewal provision	30–60 days	a service contract the term of which is a specified period of 12 months or more and that automatically renews for a specified period of more than 1 month	http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599/0501/Sections/0501.165.html	A seller that sells or offers to sell any service to a consumer pursuant to a service contract the term of which is a specified period of 12 months or more and that automatically renews for a specified period of more than 1 month, unless the consumer cancels the contract, shall provide the consumer with written or elec...	Fla. Stat. § 501.165	null	https://referencesource.org/automatic-renewal-notice-window-by-state/florida/	[ "notice_window", "qualifying_contract" ]
[ "jurisdiction", "notice_window_days", "statute_citation" ]	illinois	Illinois	no less than 30 days and no more than 60 days before the cancellation deadline pursuant to the automatic renewal offer terms	30–60 days	such contract term is a specified term of 12 months or more, and where such contract automatically renews for a specified term of more than one month	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/081506010K10.htm	where such contract term is a specified term of 12 months or more, and where such contract automatically renews for a specified term of more than one month unless the consumer cancels the contract, shall notify the consumer in writing of the automatic renewal. Written notice shall be provided to the consumer no less th...	815 ILCS 601/10	no less than 3 days before the cancellation deadline as described by the automatic renewal offer terms	https://referencesource.org/automatic-renewal-notice-window-by-state/illinois/	[ "notice_window", "qualifying_contract", "trial_period_notice" ]
[ "jurisdiction", "notice_window_days", "statute_citation" ]	north-carolina	North Carolina	at least 15 days but no earlier than 45 days before the date the contract is to be automatically renewed	15–45 days	any automatic renewal exceeding 60 days	https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_75/GS_75-41.html	For any automatic renewal exceeding 60 days, provide written notice to the consumer by personal delivery, email, or first-class mail, at least 15 days but no earlier than 45 days before the date the contract is to be automatically renewed, stating the date on which the contract is scheduled to automatically renew and n...	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-41	null	https://referencesource.org/automatic-renewal-notice-window-by-state/north-carolina/	[ "notice_window", "qualifying_contract" ]
[ "jurisdiction", "notice_window_days", "statute_citation" ]	utah	Utah	at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the day on which the automatic renewal provision renews	30–60 days	null	https://law.justia.com/codes/utah/title-13/chapter-70/part-2/section-201/	a person who provides an individual a product or service under a contract with an automatic renewal provision shall provide a notice to the individual, at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the day on which the automatic renewal provision renews	Utah Code § 13-70-201	at least three days before the day on which the period of time under the trial period offer expires	https://referencesource.org/automatic-renewal-notice-window-by-state/utah/	[ "notice_window", "trial_period_notice" ]

Automatic-renewal notice window by US state — how many days before a subscription renews a business must warn the consumer, quoted from the state's own statute

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A wave of state automatic-renewal laws passed or amended 2021–2025 (Colorado enacted 2021 and amended 2025, Illinois amended through 2025, California's AB 2863 effective 2025, Utah's new Automatic Renewal Contracts Act effective 2025) each require a business to send a written renewal-reminder notice a set number of days before an auto-renewing contract rolls over — but the window and the contract length that triggers it are not the same number twice: California requires 15–45 days for contracts with an initial term of one year or longer, Illinois requires 30–60 days for contracts with an initial term of 12 months or more that renew for more than one month, Colorado requires 25–40 days for any automatic-renewal contract, and Utah requires 30–60 days. The one free comprehensive chart found (Thomson Reuters Practical Law / Faegre Drinker's 'Automatic Renewal State Laws Charts') is dated 30 Nov 2020 and predates every one of these changes. Each record is one state with a statute in force, giving the notice window in the statute's own words, the type of contract it applies to, the separate shorter notice each section sets before a free trial or promotional price ends, and the statute citation. States whose automatic-renewal statute requires disclosure but sets no numeric notice window are omitted rather than asserted. Answers 'how many days notice before auto-renewal by state', 'automatic renewal notice period California/Illinois/Colorado/Utah', 'when must a company warn me before a subscription renews'.

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