Register prostitution activity

Below you will find information on the procedure:

• Information on the procedure for registering a prostitution activity

Please contact the administrations of the districts and independent cities. Please contact the respective municipal city or district administration to find out which office within the administration is specifically responsible for registration.

The administrative districts and independent cities are directly responsible for registration. The authority in whose jurisdiction the activity is primarily to be carried out is always responsible.

A certificate confirming that you have regularly attended a mandatory health consultation is required for registration. In addition, an identity card/passport/passport replacement or ID replacement and, if applicable, proof of authorization for foreign persons not entitled to freedom of movement must be presented.

• State ordinance on responsibilities under the Prostitution Protection Act (ProstSchGZustV RP)
• State ordinance on fees for official acts and public services under the Prostitute Protection Act (special fee schedule)
• State ordinance on health administration fees (special fee schedule)
• Act on the Protection of Persons Engaged in Prostitution (Prostitutes Protection Act - ProstSchG)
• Ordinance on the procedure for registering an activity as a prostitute (Prostitution Registration Ordinance - ProstAV)

The registration certificate or its rejection constitutes an administrative act against which you can take legal action.

The registration certificate issued by a Rhineland-Palatinate authority is valid for an unlimited period of time.

02.04.2020