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
Basis for legal action
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
Keywords
Prostitution, sexual services, Vehicles