{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1204.21","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-1204.21","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a)\nFor the purposes of this part, the term:\n(1)\n\"Movie theater\" means an entity holding a basic business license with an Entertainment: Moving picture theater endorsement as identified in § 47-2820.\n(2)\n\"Office\" means the Office of Human Rights.\n(3)\n\"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.\n(4)\n\"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.\n(5)\n\"Operating week\" means the operating hours of a movie theater beginning on a Friday and ending the subsequent Thursday.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 12. Business and Economic Development.","Subchapter II-A. Film and Television Industry Development.","Part C. Open Movie Captioning Requirement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-1204.21","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"f9cdea671db2236b41c12135dc1c2196975a414b01aa5ea70f39a3bd44962009","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1204.13","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-1204.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}