Simi Valley, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Practitioner requirement
- Current CAMTC certificate, all practitioners
- Permit term
- 2 years, City-issued
- Operating hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. only
- Outcall restriction
- No hotel, motel, vehicle, or own home
- Owner liability
- Strict liability for staff conduct
- Criminal penalty
- Misdemeanor, Sec. 5-15.19
Summary
Every massage practitioner working in Simi Valley must hold a current CAMTC certificate, and massage establishments need a City permit good for two years. Massage may not be performed between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and owners are strictly liable for employee misconduct under Chapter 15.
It is unlawful, and a strict liability offense, for any person to own, operate, or maintain a massage establishment unless all massage practitioners employed by the massage establishment or working in the massage establishment as an independent contractor, sole proprietor massage practitioner, off-premises massage business owner or otherwise, hold a current and valid certification from the CAMTC as a massage practitioner or massage therapist, or a current, valid certificate or license from the Department of Consumer Affairs to practice massage. ... No massage establishment shall operate nor shall any massage be administered in any massage establishment between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. A massage begun any time before 10:00 p.m. must nevertheless terminate at 10:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
04 for anyone to own, operate, or maintain a massage establishment unless every practitioner working there, whether employee, independent contractor, or sole proprietor, holds a current CAMTC certification or a Department of Consumer Affairs license; the same rule reaches off-premises outcall massage businesses. 06 requires every practitioner to separately register with the Chief of Police for a City-issued photo identification badge, updating that registration within ten days of any employment change. must still end at that hour. m. 13 lasts two years, with renewal due sixty days before expiration and a mandatory Chief of Police inspection before any renewal is granted.
09(d). 16, including two chapter violations within twelve months, employing an uncertified practitioner, or a disqualifying criminal conviction; a denied or revoked permittee can appeal in writing within fifteen days, first to the Chief of Police and then to the City Manager.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 15, including working uncertified or operating outside curfew hours, is a misdemeanor under Section 5-15.19 unless the City Attorney charges it as an infraction, and separately carries civil fines set by Council resolution under Title 1, Chapter 8 (Section 5-15.20). The Chief of Police may also deny or revoke the establishment's permit for repeat or serious violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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