N.Y. Penal Law § 490.20: Making a terroristic threat

§ 490.20 Making a terroristic threat.

1. A person is guilty of making a terroristic threat when with intent

to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a

unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of

a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping, he or she

threatens to commit or cause to be committed a specified offense and

thereby causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent

commission of such offense.

2. It shall be no defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section

that the defendant did not have the intent or capability of committing

the specified offense or that the threat was not made to a person who

was a subject thereof.

Making a terroristic threat is a class D felony.