Sec. 5-184.05. Massage establishment license application
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-184.05 (2026)
Sec. 5-184.05. Massage establishment license applicationLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Each application for a massage establishment license shall be upon a form provided by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement. Each such form shall contain the following information:
(1)
A description of the facilities and services to be available on the premises of the proposed establishment.
(2)
The location and mailing address of each applicant.
(3)
The name, residence address, and home and business telephone numbers of each applicant. If the applicant is an association or a partnership, the names and residence addresses and home and business telephone numbers of each of the associates or partners. If the applicant is a corporation, it shall state the names, home and business telephone numbers and residence address of each of the officers and directors of said corporation and of each stockholder, and provide a copy of the documents establishing the corporation. If one or more of the stockholders is itself a corporation, the names and residence addresses of each of the officers and directors of that corporation and of each stockholder of that corporation holding ten percent or more of the stock of that corporation.
(4)
If the applicant is an individual, all other residences of the applicant for the three (3) year period immediately prior to the application. If the applicant is an association or a partnership, the names and residence of each associate or partner for the three (3) year period immediately prior to the application. If the applicant is a corporation, all the residences for a three (3) year period of each of the officers and directors of said corporation, and of each stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation.
(5)
If the applicant is an individual, written proof that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older. If the applicant is a corporation, written proof that each of the officers and directors of said corporation and of each stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation is eighteen (18) years of age or older. It shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any license that the applicant or any affiliated person be eighteen years of age.
(6)
If the applicant is an individual, a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints. If the applicant is an association or partnership, a complete set of each associate's or partner's fingerprints. If the applicant is a corporation, a complete set of fingerprints of each of the officers and directors of the corporation and of each stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation. If one or more of the stockholders owning more than ten percent (10%) of the applicant corporation is itself a corporation, and owns thirty-three percent (33%) of the stock of the applicant corporation, a complete set of fingerprints of each of the officers and directors of said corporation and of each stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation. The fingerprints shall be taken by the Chief of Police, or his designee.
(7)
If the applicant is an individual, the business, occupation, or employment of the applicant for the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of the application. If the applicant is an association or partnership, the business occupation or employment of each associate or partner for the three (3) year period immediately prior to the date of the application. If the applicant is a corporation, the business, occupation or employment of each officer and director of the corporation and of each stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation for the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date of the application.
(8)
The history of the applicant in the operation of massage establishments or any similar business or occupation, including, but not limited to, whether or not such person, in previously operating in this or another city or state under permit or license, has had such permit or license revoked or suspended and the reason therefor, and the business activity or occupation of the applicant subsequent to such action of suspension or revocation.
(9)
The criminal record, if any, other than misdemeanor traffic violations, of the applicant. If the applicant is an association or partnership, the criminal record of each associate or partner. If the applicant is a corporation, the criminal record of each officer or director of the corporation and each of the stockholders owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation. If one or more of the stockholders owning more than ten percent (10%) of the applicant corporation is itself a corporation and owns thirty-three percent (33%) of the stock of the applicant corporation, the criminal record of each of the officers and directors of said corporation and of each stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation.
(10)
The name of the operator or manager of the massage establishment. If the operator or manager of the massage establishment is not an applicant, then the operator or manager must provide the information required in paragraphs (1) through (9) of this Section and will be considered as an applicant for the purpose of Section 5-184.08 and as a license for the purposes of Section 5-184.18.
(b)
Every applicant for a massage establishment license shall submit with their license application a copy of or verification of a license or registration issued by the State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners, pursuant to Subtitle 5A of Title 3 of the Health Occupation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, for a massage technician employed by the massage establishment.
(c)
Every applicant for a massage establishment license and every licensee shall be subject to a continuing duty to supply to the Director current information with respect to the items set forth in subsection (a) of this Section, such report to be made within fourteen (14) days of learning of any change. Failure to report a change in that information after learning of it shall be grounds for revocation of the license.