Exhibition of persons - apply for permission at the location Ordnungsamt Neukölln - Zentrale Anlauf - und Beratungsstelle

You require permission from the competent authority, if you wish to organise shows in which human beings are presented (such as table dancing or striptease events) on your premises, or if you wish to provide your premises for the organisation of such events.

No permission is required for presentations of an artistic or athletic nature.

Prerequisites

• Personal reliability
  
  Reliability is verified based on various documents. The applicant must submit an excerpt from the Federal Central Criminal Register (certificate of good conduct) and an excerpt from the Commercial Central Register.
• Suitability of rooms and location
  
  The premises used for the event must be suitable for the intended type and extent of use.

Documents required

• Application for permission for showcasing human beings
• Identity document
  
  Identity card or other official identification document containing a photograph.
  Residence permit, if the applicant is not an EU national
• Certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority
  
  To verify personal reliability, an extract from the Federal Central Register (certificate of good conduct) is required for submission to an authority (document type O).
  The information must not be older than three months.
• Excerpt from the central business register for presentation to an authority
  
  To verify personal reliability, information from the central business register is required for submission to an authority (document type 9).
  The information must not be older than three months.
• Ground plan
  
  Floor plans of the entire event premises including service space (ideally on a 1:100 scale)
• Authorisation of use according to construction law
  
  Planning permit for the premises for use as an event location.
• Up-to-date excerpt from the Trade Register
  
  Registered companies please submit a current excerpt from the commercial register when applying. Legal entities in the process of formation (GmbH, AG) must submit the articles of association.

Forms

• Application for permission for showcasing human beings

Fees

100,00 bis 1.500,00 Euro: je Aufwand

Legal basis

• Gewerbeordnung (GewO) § 33a Abs. 1 - Schaustellungen von Personen
• Schedule of Administrative Fees (Verwaltungsgebührenordnung or VGebO)

More information

• Privacy policy (Public Order Offices of Berlin)

Notes on responsibility

The permit must be applied for with the competent Public Order Office for the place the event is held.

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