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Contact the public order office responsible for you in your district or independent city to see if a notification form is available.

for example, form City of Potsdam: Notification of the installation of a prostitution vehicle according to § 21 ProstSchG

Online procedure possible: no

Written form required: yes

Personal appearance required: no

Prostitution vehicles are motor vehicles, vehicle trailers and other mobile equipment provided for the provision of sexual services.

If you want to set up a prostitution vehicle for operation on more than 2 consecutive days or several times in 1 month, you must notify the local public order office 2 weeks before the installation.

The place of operation and the operating hours must not conflict with the requirements for the protection of the following groups of persons:

• prostitutes working in the prostitution vehicle,
• of customers,
• of the youth,
• of local residents,
• the residents and
• of the general public.
   

Otherwise, the installation of the prostitution vehicle may be prohibited.
A report that is not filed, not correctly, not completely or not filed in time is an administrative offense and can be punished with a fine of up to EUR 1,000.

• Permit for prostitution business
• Suitability of the installation site
• Age of majority of the person making the complaint and, if applicable, his or her deputy

Indication of the line-up

• the name and surname of the owner of the vehicle and the full name of the operator of the prostitution vehicle,
• vehicle or ship registration number of the prostitution vehicle,
• precise indication of the place of installation,
• Duration of the installation and
• the hours of operation.
   

Permit for prostitution business with operating concept

• Copy of the permit for the operation of a prostitution business with the underlying operating concept
• The operating concept must clearly indicate whether the vehicle has a sufficiently large interior and an adequate interior fittings.
  In particular, the prostitution vehicle must be designed in such a way that:
  • Doors can be opened from the inside at any time,
  • help can be reached at any time by means of technical devices,
  • adequate sanitary facilities, and
  • a valid operating licence is available, and
  • the vehicle is in technically operational condition.

• if available, also a copy of the deputy permit

Registration certificates/alias certificates

• Copy of the registration certificates and/or aliases of all prostitutes likely to work in the prostitution vehicle

Agreements with prostitutes

• Copy of the agreements/contracts concluded with the prostitutes for the use of the vehicle

Photos of the prostitution vehicle

• Current photos (exterior and interior) of the prostitution vehicle

Valid operating licence / proof of operability

Proof of a valid operating licence and technical operability for the prostitution vehicle (e.g. by means of a copy of the last general inspection, copy of the registration certificate Part I, workshop service booklet, or similar)

Contact the public order office responsible for you in your district or independent city

If you want to set up a prostitution vehicle, indicate this in writing:

• Create the advertisement (if necessary, a form is available, for example for the city of Potsdam).
• Attach the necessary documents.
• Submit the notification and the necessary documents to the public order office responsible for you.

Contact the public order office responsible for you in your district or independent city

Public order offices of the districts and independent cities in Brandenburg

§ 21 Prostitute Protection Act (ProstSchG)

§ 19 Prostitute Protection Act (ProstSchG)

Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection