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G RAPPLING W ITH I LLICIT M ASSAGE
E STABLISHMENTS I N Y OUR C ITY ?
CAMTC C AN H ELP
Policing massage
businesses that
operate as a
subterfuge for
prostitution can
be a real challenge.
We, at the California Massage Therapy Council
(CAMTC) get it. Your goal to eliminate this
problem is our goal. We are dedicated
to protecting the public by elevating the
profession…and we employ every resource
we have to ensure that happens.
As of the beginning of
2018, CAMTC has already
revoked and denied close to 9,000 massage
professionals who either did not meet the
prescribed standards or who violated the
Massage Therapy Act.
CAMTC does not regulate massage
establishments. That authority is the
exclusive jurisdiction of local government.
We have, however, provided critical support
to police departments in their efforts to
curtail illicit massage establishments in
their communities.
More than 1,450 offi cers throughout
California and 475 agencies including
ICE, OHS, FBI and DOJ have already
benefi ted from CAMTC’s Law and
Code Enforcement Training.
By coordinating your department’s
enforcement protocols with CAMTC’s
denial and disciplinary programs, you
can help make a real impact on the safety
and quality of life for residents in your
community.
To fi nd out more, or to
schedule a training in your
local area, please contact
Rick McElroy, Retired
LAPD, CAMTC’s Director
of Professional Standards
Division (PSD), anytime at:
[email protected]
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