{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C","title":18,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2252C.","heading":"Misleading words or digital images on the Internet","text":"\u00a7\u202f2252C.\nMisleading words or digital images on the Internet\n(a)\nIn General.\u2014\nWhoever 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.\n(b)\nMinors.\u2014\nWhoever 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.\n(c)\nConstruction.\u2014\nFor the purposes of this section, a word or digital image that clearly indicates the sexual content of the site, such as \u201csex\u201d or \u201cporn\u201d, is not misleading.\n(d)\nDefinitions.\u2014\nAs used in this section\u2014\n(1) the terms \u201cmaterial that is harmful to minors\u201d and \u201csex\u201d have the meaning given such terms in section 2252B; and\n(2) the term \u201csource code\u201d 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.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t18/s2252C.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2252C."},{"t":"heading","text":"Misleading words or digital images on the Internet"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In General.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Minors.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Construction.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"For the purposes of this section, a word or digital image that clearly indicates the sexual content of the site, such as \u201csex\u201d or \u201cporn\u201d, is not misleading.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As used in this section\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C/d/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the terms \u201cmaterial that is harmful to minors\u201d and \u201csex\u201d have the meaning given such terms in section 2252B; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s2252C/d/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201csource code\u201d 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}