North Dakota
in effect
2 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 2 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
- N.D. Cent. Code ch. 51-37, §§51-37-01 to 51-37-06.
- Official text
- https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t51c37.pdf
- Effective
- The source consulted carries no source notes and states no effective date. [medium confidence — flagged for counsel]
- Applies to
- Persons selling merchandise or a service for a specified period under a written agreement containing an automatic-renewal provision. Insurance, regulated utilities and financial institutions are described as excluded.
Whether this framework reaches a monthly subscriptionThis framework is summarized as reaching contracts above a term threshold rather than every subscription, so an ordinary month-to-month plan may sit outside it. Only the checks that concern longer contracts relate to it here. This chapter is described as defining automatic renewal as renewal for a period of more than one month, which places month-to-month subscriptions outside it.
What it is summarized as requiring
- Automatic-renewal terms presented clearly and conspicuously before the agreement is fulfilled and in proximity to the offer, with a retainable acknowledgment.
- Where the automatic-renewal term exceeds six months, clear and conspicuous written notice before renewal.
- No charge to a card or financial account without meeting the disclosure duty and obtaining affirmative consent.
- The automatic-renewal period is described as capped at twelve months.
What no outside scan can observe here
- The pre-renewal notice and the retainable acknowledgment.
Checks that relate to this framework
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.
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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.
These frameworks are summarized as requiring notice ahead of a renewal in defined circumstances — in Virginia, where a renewal term runs longer than 30 days and extends the contract beyond 12 months.
ARL-RENEWAL-NOTICE
Rule summary last reviewed: 2026-08-03
Due again 2026-11-01.
Drafted from 10 sources:
www.cga.ct.gov/…/chap_742d.htm · code.dccouncil.gov/…/2 · delcode.delaware.gov/…/index.html · data.capitol.hawaii.gov/…/HRS_0481-0009_0005.htm · www.ilga.gov/…/Articles · www.mass.gov/…/940-CMR-3800-unfair-and-dece · ndlegis.gov/…/t51c37.pdf · www.nysenate.gov/…/527-A · law.lis.virginia.gov/…/section59.1-207.46 · legislature.vermont.gov/…/02454a
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Manual check
outside flow |
manual verification only
No signal can reach this. It is listed in every report and never counted as a finding. |
Other frameworks these checks relate to
A single observation frequently relates to several states at once. These are the other jurisdictions named by the same checks.
- California
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New York
- Virginia
- Vermont
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