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18 U.S.C. § 2252C — Misleading words or digital images on the Internet
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever knowingly embeds words or digital images into the source code of a website with the intent to deceive a person into viewing material constituting obscenity shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 10 years.
**(b) Minors.—** Whoever knowingly embeds words or digital images into the source code of a website with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material harmful to minors on the Internet shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 20 years.
**(c) Construction.—** For the purposes of this section, a word or digital image that clearly indicates the sexual content of the site, such as “sex” or “porn”, is not misleading.
**(d) Definitions.—** As used in this section—
(1) the terms “material that is harmful to minors” and “sex” have the meaning given such terms in section 2252B; and
(2) the term “source code” means the combination of text and other characters comprising the content, both viewable and nonviewable, of a web page, including any website publishing language, programming language, protocol or functional content, as well as any successor languages or protocols.
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**(a) In General.—** Whoever knowingly embeds words or digital images into the source code of a website with the intent to deceive a person into viewing material constituting obscenity shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 10 years.
**(b) Minors.—** Whoever knowingly embeds words or digital images into the source code of a website with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material harmful to minors on the Internet shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than 20 years.
**(c) Construction.—** For the purposes of this section, a word or digital image that clearly indicates the sexual content of the site, such as “sex” or “porn”, is not misleading.
**(d) Definitions.—** As used in this section—
(1) the terms “material that is harmful to minors” and “sex” have the meaning given such terms in section 2252B; and
(2) the term “source code” means the combination of text and other characters comprising the content, both viewable and nonviewable, of a web page, including any website publishing language, programming language, protocol or functional content, as well as any successor languages or protocols.
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2252C
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘physical’’.
eign commerce or’’ after ‘‘has been mailed, or shipped
or transported’’ and substituted ‘‘in or affecting inter-
state’’ for ‘‘in interstate’’ in two places.
Subsec. (a)(5)(A). Pub. L. 110–358, § 203(b)(1), inserted
‘‘, or knowingly accesses with intent to view,’’ after
‘‘possesses’’.
Subsec. (a)(5)(B). Pub. L. 110–358, §§ 103(a)(4)(D), (b),
203(b)(2), inserted ‘‘, or knowingly accesses with intent
to view,’’ after ‘‘possesses’’ and ‘‘using any means or fa-
cility of interstate or foreign commerce or’’ after ‘‘has
been mailed, or shipped or transported’’ and sub-
stituted ‘‘in or affecting interstate’’ for ‘‘in interstate’’
in two places.
Subsec. (a)(6)(A). Pub. L. 110–358, § 103(a)(4)(E), (b), in-
serted ‘‘using any means or facility of interstate or for-
eign commerce or’’ after ‘‘has been mailed, shipped, or
transported’’ and substituted ‘‘in or affecting inter-
state’’ for ‘‘in interstate’’.
Subsec. (a)(6)(B). Pub. L. 110–358, § 103(b), substituted
‘‘in or affecting interstate’’ for ‘‘in interstate’’.
Subsec. (a)(6)(C). Pub. L. 110–358, § 103(d), substituted
‘‘or any means or facility of interstate or foreign com-
merce,’’ for ‘‘or by transmitting or causing to be trans-
mitted any wire communication in interstate or for-
eign commerce, including by computer,’’.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 110–401, § 304(a), added par. (7).
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–401, § 304(b), added par. (3).
2006—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–248, § 206(b)(3), in-
serted ‘‘section 1591,’’ after ‘‘this chapter,’’ and ‘‘, or
sex trafficking of children’’ after ‘‘pornography’’.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 109–248, § 701, added subsec. (g).
2003—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 108–21, § 50
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