Automatic renewal law in Arkansas

We read Ark. Code § 4-86-112 on the state's official site and list what it requires below. A summary leaves out detail; the linked text is the authority.

What the text says, word for word:

• “shall allow a consumer to terminate the automatic renewal or continuous service exclusively online, at will, and without engaging any further steps that obstruct or delay” (4-86-112(e)(1))
• “shall provide a toll-free telephone number, an email address, a postal address, if the seller directly bills the consumer” (4-86-112(d)(1))
• “shall be provided at least fifteen (15) days and not more than forty-five (45) days before the automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer renews” (4-86-112(c)(1)(B)(ii))
• “If a consumer leaves a voicemail with a business requesting cancellation, the business shall, within one (1) business day, process the requested cancellation” (4-86-112(d)(2)(B))

Our company guides show how each business takes cancellations and where to write, for example News and magazine subscriptions, Streaming services, Meal kits and The New York Times.

1. 1

   Note how and when you agreed

   Find the email or contract that confirmed the subscription and note the next renewal date, so you know how much time you have.

2. 2

   Cancel through the protected channel

   If you signed up online, the business must let you cancel online through a prominent link or button or a ready-made termination email. It must also offer a toll-free number, email, postal address (if it bills you directly) or another easy mechanism, in the medium you used to sign up. Save the confirmation screen or email.

3. 3

   Put it in writing as well

   Write to the business, cite Ark. Code § 4-86-112 and ask for written confirmation. You can build the letter with the free letter template.

4. 4

   If the charges continue

   Show the business your proof and the statute, then dispute the charge with your card issuer. What to do if a company keeps charging you walks through it.

Arkansas's law tells the business which cancellation routes it must offer. 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.

Certified mail for cancellations explains what each delivery record proves.

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.