Linden, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Establishment license fee
- $200 annually
- Massagist license fee
- $100 annually
- License due date
- January 1 each year
- Reviewing authority
- City Clerk
- Application requires
- Photograph and medical certificate
Summary
Linden requires a separate license for any massage establishment and for every individual massagist. Establishment licenses run $200 a year and massagist licenses $100, both reviewed by the City Clerk for criminal history and moral character.
No person, firm or corporation shall operate any establishment or utilize any premises in the City of Linden as or for a massage establishment unless or until there first has been obtained a license for such establishment or premises from the City of Linden in accordance with the terms and provisions of this section. ... No person shall render or perform services as a massagist or engage in the business of or be employed as a massagist unless and until he or she has obtained a massagist's license from the City of Linden in accordance with the terms and provisions of this section. ... The applicant for a license for a massage establishment or premises shall pay an annual license fee in the amount of $200 ... The applicant for a massagist's license shall pay an annual license fee of $100, which license fee shall become due on the first of January in each year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4586096; v16 updated 2025-12-16; through 12-16-2025).
Full Breakdown
3 separately requires any person performing massage services for consideration to hold a massagist's license, with the application including a photograph and a medical certificate showing the applicant is in good health. 4 requires applicants to disclose their residence history for the prior three years, a description of the premises for an establishment license or prior employment for a massagist license, and any criminal convictions in this or any other state. 5 sets the establishment license fee at $200 annually and the massagist license fee at $100 annually, both due each January 1.
6 has the City Clerk review every application and renewal, and the Clerk may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license based on criminal record, evidence of bad character or morals, or evidence the applicant violated any federal, state, county or municipal law, after written notice and a hearing. 7 exempts massage or physical therapy given by a registered massagist, or performed in the office of a licensed physician, chiropractor or physical therapist, or in an established medical center, hospital or sanitarium with such a staff.
Violations & Fines
Operating a massage establishment or practicing as a massagist in Linden without the required license is a violation of Section 4-39; the City Clerk can also suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license on written notice and hearing where the licensee's record shows criminal conduct, bad character or a violation of applicable law.
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