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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] P ARTNERS T O P ROTECT T HE P UBLIC www.camtc.org • 916.669.5336