Automatic renewal rules in Arizona

These are the rules in Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1793 that matter when a subscription or membership renews on its own. The official text is one click away if your contract is unusual.

The key phrases, copied from the official text:

• “A contract for health spa services shall provide that it is subject to cancellation or suspension by notice sent pursuant to subsection I of this section if the customer is a member of the United States military” (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1793(G))
• “a copy of the member's official military orders or a written verification from the member's commanding officer and must be made within ninety days after the member receives notice of serving on federal active duty and deployment outside this state” (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1793(G))
• “Using a cancellation option provided by the health spa's website.” (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1793(I)(4))
• “may be canceled by the customer for any reason at any time before midnight of the third operating day after the customer received a copy of the contract” (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1793(D))

The cancellation route differs by company; see Gym memberships, Planet Fitness, LA Fitness and Crunch Fitness for the details we hold.

1. 1

   Note how and when you agreed

   Write down the date you signed up, how you did it and when the next charge is due. Those three facts decide which rule above applies to you.

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   Use the cancellation route the law protects

   Where the gym law allows cancellation (the three-day cooling-off period, death, permanent disability, a move of more than 25 miles, or federal active-duty deployment outside Arizona, which also allows a suspension with military orders or a commanding officer's verification sent within ninety days of the deployment notice), the member may mail or hand-deliver a notice to the contract address, email the gym, use the gym website's cancellation option, or use any other manner in the contract. Keep whatever confirmation the business gives you.

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   Put it in writing as well

   Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1793 covers only health spa (gym) contracts, so cite it only if your contract is one of them. Write to the business, cite Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-1793 and ask for written confirmation. You can build the letter with the free letter template.

4. 4

   If you are billed again

   Contact the business with your dated proof first, then your card issuer. The steps are in when a company keeps charging after you cancel.

Outside health spa (gym) contracts, Arizona law sets no special cancellation route, so your contract's terms apply. A letter sent with tracking adds what an online click often lacks: a dated, third-party record that you asked to cancel, which card issuers and state consumer offices can check.

See certified mail for cancellations for the proof each mail service gives you.

The federal Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act requires online sellers using automatic renewals to provide simple mechanisms to stop recurring charges. The FTC's 2024 click-to-cancel amendments are not in force: on July 8, 2025 the Eighth Circuit vacated them (Custom Communications, Inc. v. FTC, No. 24-3137), on February 12, 2026, in a rule effective that day, the FTC recodified its Negative Option Rule "as it existed before the effective date" of the 2024 amendments (91 FR 6507), and on March 13, 2026 it asked for public comment on "the need for amendments" (91 FR 12318). Our state-by-state overview and the FTC click-to-cancel guide have the details.