Registration of the activity as a prostitute or prostitute must be made prior to the commencement of the activity and in person at the authority in whose jurisdiction you wish to carry out your activity primarily.
Prostitutes are persons who provide sexual services. A sexual service is a sexual act performed by at least one person on or in front of at least one other person who is immediately present for compensation, or allowing a sexual act to be performed on or in front of one's own person for compensation. Sexual services do not include performances of an exclusively performing nature in which no other of the persons present is actively involved sexually.
When registering, you will receive important information about and counseling on the activity as a prostitute or as a prostitute in an information and counseling interview.
The information and counseling interview must include at least:
- Basic information on the legal situation under the Prostitute Protection Act, under the Prostitution Act, and on other regulations relevant to the practice of prostitution that apply to the practice of prostitution in the territorial jurisdiction of the authority,
- Basic information on insurance in case of illness and social security in case of employment,
- Information on health and social counseling services, including counseling services on pregnancy,
- information on the accessibility of help in emergency situations, and
- Information on the existing tax liability of the activity taken up and the obligations to be fulfilled in this connection under sales and income tax law.
You will receive a certificate of registration (registration certificate). The registration certificate is valid for two years for persons 21 years of age and older who are required to register, and for one year for persons under 21 years of age who are required to register. It can be renewed after its validity expires.
You can also have an alias certificate issued. Instead of your first and last name, this contains an alias of your own choice, i.e. a name you have chosen to use in your work.
The original certificate of registration must be carried at all times when performing the activity. You may not operate as a prostitute or prostitute without a registration certificate. If you engage in prostitution without a registration certificate or with an invalid registration certificate, you are committing an administrative offense. This can be punished with a fine of up to 1,000 euros.
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