Except for the purpose of any authorized and previously publicized test or drill, any person who shall willfully issue or disseminate a false civil defense warning or signal, or shall willfully simulate an official civil defense signal, shall be guilty of a felony as provided in subdivision 4 of section 101 of the New York State Defense Emergency Act.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 505.2