Minnesota
in effect
6 checks relate to this framework
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Covers this jurisdiction's citation, effective date, scope and requirement
summaries. The 6 checks below carry their own dates, the
oldest of which is 2026-08-03. Nobody qualified to practise law has reviewed any of it — see about.
- Statute
- Minn. Stat. §325G.57, within the automatic-renewal group at §§325G.56–325G.63.
- Official text
- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325G.57
- Effective
- The source consulted states no effective date on its face; it carries a 2024 session-law history note. Secondary sources describe these requirements as effective January 1, 2025. [medium confidence — flagged for counsel]
- Applies to
- Sellers making automatic-renewal or continuous-service offers to consumers under an indefinite subscription agreement. A general consumer framework, not sector-limited.
What it is summarized as requiring
- Offer terms presented clearly and conspicuously and in visual proximity to the request for consent, before the agreement is made.
- An acknowledgment confirming acceptance, in a form the consumer can retain.
- Termination options that are easy to use, cost-effective and timely.
- For free trials longer than 30 days, notice no fewer than 5 and no more than 30 days before the trial ends.
- Written notice of the continuous service at least once per calendar year, by mail or email.
What no outside scan can observe here
- The annual written notice and the free-trial reminder, both of which reach an existing subscriber on a schedule measured from signup.
Checks that relate to this framework
Detected automatically
| Check | Severity | Detected by |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic-renewal terms were not detected in the visible text presented alongside the consent action.
These frameworks are summarized as requiring the automatic-renewal terms to be presented clearly and conspicuously before the consumer agrees, in visual proximity to the request for consent.
ARL-DISCLOSURE-AT-CONSENT
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 9 sources:
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46
|
High
consent moment absence |
automatic
proximityToConsentAction renewalTermsProminence renewalTextOnlyInLinkedTermsIncludes a signal from the visual pass, which caps this check at medium severity. |
| Renewal text was found on the page, but its type size or its distance from the price and consent control was outside the thresholds this scanner checks.
The "clear and conspicuous" standard in these frameworks is summarized as reaching the legibility and placement of the disclosure, including its type size and its proximity to the price and the consent control.
ARL-DISCLOSURE-PRESENTATION
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 3 sources:
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A
|
Medium
tool chosen threshold |
automatic
disclosureFontSize priceAndIntervalNearCTA renewalTextOnPage |
| No link or control matching an online cancellation route was found on the pages this scan could reach.
These frameworks are summarized as requiring a subscription entered into online to be cancellable through the same online medium, without additional obstruction.
ARL-CANCEL-ONLINE-ROUTE
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 9 sources:
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46
|
Medium
non appearance |
automatic
onlineCancelPath |
| The fetched terms text describes cancelling by telephone.
Where a subscription was entered into online, these frameworks are summarized as requiring an online route to cancel, so a route available only by telephone is described as not meeting that requirement on its own.
ARL-CANCEL-TELEPHONE-ONLY
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 9 sources:
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/…/codes_displayText.xhtml · content.leg.colorado.gov/…/2025a_sl_368.pdf · www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · legislature.maine.gov/…/title10sec1210-C.html · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57 · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46
|
High
consent moment absence |
automatic
phoneOnlyCancel |
Manual verification only
These relate to this framework but sit outside anything an outside scan can reach. They appear in every report as manual checks and are never counted as findings.
| Check | Severity | Detected by |
|---|---|---|
| Not observable from outside the signup flow.
A post-transaction acknowledgment is summarized as needing to include the renewal terms and cancellation instructions in a form the consumer can retain.
ARL-POST-TRANSACTION-ACK
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
|
Manual check
outside flow |
manual verification only
No signal can reach this. It is listed in every report and never counted as a finding. |
| Not observable from a checkout flow.
An annual reminder is summarized as required for agreements that are indefinite or that renew continuously, regardless of the length of the term.
ARL-ANNUAL-REMINDER
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 2 sources:
www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · www.revisor.mn.gov/…/325G.57
|
Manual check
outside flow |
manual verification only
No signal can reach this. It is listed in every report and never counted as a finding. |
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