D.C. Code § 2-1204.21

Current through codified legislation effective September 4, 2024

Section 2-1204.21 - Definitions

For the purposes of this act, the term:

(1) "Movie theater" means an entity holding a basic business license with an Entertainment: Moving picture theater endorsement as identified in D.C. Official Code § 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.

D.C. Code § 2-1204.21

Added by D.C. Law 25-190,§ 2, 71 DCR 006693, eff. 7/19/2024.