O'Fallon, MO Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitting office
- O'Fallon City Clerk
- Investigation fee
- $250, non-refundable
- Police review window
- 30 days
- Closing hours
- Midnight to 6:00 a.m.
- Max suspension
- Up to 90 days
- State-licensed exemption
- Missouri-licensed massage therapists exempt
Summary
O'Fallon requires a City Clerk permit before operating a massage establishment or outcall massage service. Section 610.020 makes unpermitted operation unlawful, applications carry a nonrefundable two-hundred-fifty-dollar investigation fee, and Section 610.090 forces every massage shop to close between midnight and 6:00 a.m.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct or carry on, or to permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in or upon any premises in the City of O'Fallon, the operation of a massage establishment or an out-call massage service as herein defined without first having obtained a permit duly issued by the City Clerk as set forth herein.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4860992; v58 updated 2026-05-14; through 05-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
030 goes to the City Clerk and must include the applicant's addresses for the prior three years, proof of age over eighteen, physical description and photographs, employment history, any criminal record other than minor traffic offenses, and the name, background and police record of every masseur, masseuse or employee. 040 sets a two-hundred-fifty-dollar investigation fee that is never refunded regardless of outcome. 050 to review records or inspect the premises and recommend approval or denial; a permit issues only if the operation complies with the Building Code, zoning and health regulations and the applicant and any officers, directors or employees are of good moral character.
Once issued, the permit must be displayed openly, and the permittee must keep a bound log of every customer's name, address, date, time and service performed, open to inspection by the Chief of Police. , opposite-sex customers cannot be treated in the same room at once, no alcohol is allowed on the premises, and the Chief of Police can bar any service found dangerous to health or safety. 120.
Violations & Fines
Operating a massage establishment without a City Clerk permit, or violating any operating rule such as the midnight-to-6:00-a.m. closing requirement or the ban on alcohol, exposes the permit to suspension of up to ninety days or revocation under Section 610.080, after a hearing before the City Clerk. An aggrieved applicant or permittee may appeal a denial or revocation under Chapter 536, RSMo.
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