GroundRules
← Search the law
District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 2-1204.25: Public awareness campaign.

Read at publisher ↗
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)

The Mayor shall conduct a continuous public awareness campaign publicizing the requirements and benefits of this part. The public awareness campaign shall include information on the potential benefits of open captioned movies to all moviegoers, including patrons who are not Deaf or hard of hearing.

(b)

The public awareness campaign shall, at minimum, utilize the following media for dissemination of information:

(1)

Office of Cable Television Programming;

(2)

Public service announcements; and

(3)

A dedicated public website.

(c)

The Mayor shall disseminate guidance on clear communication of open captioned movie showings to news media, as defined in § 16-4701, for any news media organization that regularly publishes motion pictures showtimes for movie theaters in the District.

Collected 2026-08-29T05:44:07Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection