D.C. Code § 2-1204.21: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 2. Government Administration.
- Chapter 12. Business and Economic Development.
- Subchapter II-A. Film and Television Industry Development.
- Part C. Open Movie Captioning Requirement.
(a)
For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1)
"Movie theater" means an entity holding a basic business license with an Entertainment: Moving picture theater endorsement as identified in § 47-2820.
(2)
"Office" means the Office of Human Rights.
(3)
"Open movie captioning" means the written, on-screen display of a motion picture's dialogue and non-speech information, which may include music, the identity of the character speaking, or other sounds and sound effects.
(4)
"Peak weekend hours" means a showing that begins between 5:59 p.m. and 11:01 p.m. on a Friday or 10:59 a.m. and 11:01 p.m. on a Saturday or Sunday.
(5)
"Operating week" means the operating hours of a movie theater beginning on a Friday and ending the subsequent Thursday.
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