California
What is the required notice window for California?
For California, required notice window is at least 15 days and not more than 45 days before the automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer renews; window in days is 15–45 days; which contracts, and any length condition is an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer with an initial term of one year or longer; separate notice before a free trial ends is 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; statute is Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17602, recorded from its source on 2026-09-03.
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 automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer renews.
— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-03
- State
- California our reading
- Required notice window
- at least 15 days and not more than 45 days before the automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer renews verified
- Window in days
- 15–45 days our reading
- Which contracts, and any length condition
- an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer with an initial term of one year or longer verified
- Separate notice before a free trial ends
- 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 verified
- Statute
- Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17602 our reading
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Separate notice before a free trial ends
The consumer accepted a free gift or trial, lasting for more than 31 days, that was included in an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer or the consumer accepted an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer at a promotional or discounted price, and the applicability of that price was more than 31 days. (A) The notice shall be provided 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.
Statute
Code Text Business and Professions Code - BPC DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [16000 - 18107] ( Division 7 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 61. ) PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC [17500 - 17943] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 63. ) CHAPTER 1. Advertising [17500 - 17606] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 63. ) ARTICLE 9. Automatic Purchase Renewals [17600 - 17606] ( Article 9 added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. ) 17602.
— all from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-03
Source
- leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=17602.&lawCode=BPC