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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 2-1204.21: Definitions.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 2. Government Administration.
  2. Chapter 12. Business and Economic Development.
  3. Subchapter II-A. Film and Television Industry Development.
  4. 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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