Prostitutes Protection Act

Prostitutes Protection Act (Prostituiertenschutzgesetz)
Bundestag
  • Law on the regulation of prostitution and the protection of persons working in prostitution (Gesetz zur Regulierung des Prostitutionsgewerbes sowie zum Schutz von in der Prostitution tätigen Personen)
CitationText of the Law (In German)
Territorial extentGermany
Enacted21 October 2016
Commenced1 July 2017

The Prostitutes Protection Act (Prostituiertenschutzgesetz) is a German Federal Law that was enacted on 21 October 2016 and came into force on 1 July 2017. Core elements are the introduction of a permit requirement for all prostitution trades and a registration certificate for prostitutes (colloquially "whore pass" or "whore ID"). The intent of the law was to better protect prostitutes and fight crime. Interest groups criticized the law, which they claim penalizes and endangers prostitutes and a constitutional complaint was filed in June 2017.