Applying for a permit for a prostitution vehicle

    Would you like to provide a prostitution vehicle? You need a permit for this.

    Description

    Prostitution vehicles are vehicles that people use to offer sexual services. Any person providing such a prostitution vehicle requires a permit.

    The following vehicles, for example, may be eligible:

    • Bus
    • camper van
    • caravan
    • boat

    You will receive the permit for a specific operating concept and a specific vehicle with specific equipment.

    The permit is limited to a maximum of 3 years. You can apply for the permit to be extended.

    The competent authority may attach certain conditions or requirements to the permit.

    If you wish to operate your prostitution business through a proxy, you will also require a proxy permit.

    Please note that you may require further permits in addition to the permit requirement for the prostitution business. You may also be required to register elsewhere. This applies in particular to the following legal areas:

    • Restaurant law
    • trade law
    • building law
    • water law
    • Immission control law

    In certain cases, you also require a permit to use public road areas separately.

    Competent office

    Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister als örtliche Ordnungsbehörde; in Gemeinden mit weniger als 7.500 Einwohnern der Landrat als Kreisordnungsbehörde

    Contact point

    Bitte wenden Sie sich an Ihren Bürgermeister oder Oberbürgermeister als örtliche Ordnungsbehörde. In Gemeinden mit weniger als 7.500 Einwohnern ist der Landrat als Kreisordnungsbehörde zuständig.

    Contact person

    Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person

    Prerequisites

    • You are at least 18 years old.
    • You have undergone a background check by the competent authority.
    • Your prostitution vehicle meets the minimum requirements for prostitution vehicles. These include
      • a sufficiently large interior
      • adequate interior fittings
      • adequate sanitary facilities
      • have a valid operating license
      • the vehicle is in a technically serviceable condition
      • the doors must meet certain requirements:
        • they must be able to be opened from the inside at all times
        • help must be available at all times via technical devices
        • they must meet the general requirements necessary for the protection of the prostitutes or sex workers working there in terms of equipment and quality

    Costs

    Nach Ziffer 22611 der Anlage zur VwKostO-MWVW: Fee from 500,00 EUR to 15.000,00 EUR

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) on 05.10.2025

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 22.05.2025
    Technisch geändert on 13.10.2025

    Keywords

    Prostitution, sexual services, Vehicles

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019