United States Code, Chapter 110, Section 2252B

TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

PART I--CRIMES

CHAPTER 110--SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN

Sec. 2252C. Misleading words or digital images on the Internet

 

(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.

 

(Added Pub. L. 109-248, title VII, Sec. 703(a), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 648.)