You must register your activity as a prostitute in person with the authority in whose jurisdiction you primarily wish to carry out your activity before taking up the activity.
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 directly present in return for payment or allowing a sexual act to be performed on or in front of oneself in return for payment. Sexual services are not performances of an exclusively performative nature in which none of the other persons present are actively involved sexually.
When you register, you will receive important information (see below) and advice about working as a prostitute in an information and counseling session.
The information and counseling session must at least include
- Basic information on the legal situation under the Prostitutes Protection Act, under the Prostitution Act and on other regulations relevant to the practice of prostitution that apply to the practice of prostitution within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority,
- Basic information on health insurance and social security in the event of employment,
- Information on health and social counseling services, including pregnancy counseling services,
- information on the availability 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 turnover and income tax law.
You will receive a certificate of registration (registration certificate). The registration certificate is valid for two years for persons aged 21 and over who are required to register and for one year for persons under the age of 21 who are required to register. It can be extended after expiry of its validity.
A so-called alias certificate can also be issued. Instead of your first name and surname, this contains an alias of your own choice, i.e. a name that you choose to use in your work.
You must always carry the original registration certificate with you when carrying out your work. You may not work as a prostitute without a registration certificate. Anyone who engages in prostitution without or with an invalid registration certificate is committing an administrative offense. This can be punished with a fine of up to 1,000 euros.