Tesla Inc. must revise marketing language pertaining to the “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” technology built into its EVs within the next three months or the Austin, Texas-based factory will lose its license to sell vehicles in California for at least 30 days.

So says Administrative Law Judge Juliet Cox in a ruling that follows complaints leveled by state regulators, which culminated in a series of hearings in Oakland in July.

Electric or electrified vehicles represent about one-third of new vehicle sales in California; in turn, about one-third of America’s EVs and hybrids are sold by California dealers. Officials with the state’s motor vehicle bureau say any claims or implications that Teslas equipped with Autopilot or FSD can operate independently of the driver are false.

Judge Cox agrees, finding certain statements used in the OEM’s marketing fail to meet the standards set forth by state law.

“Continuing use by respondent Tesla Inc. … of the Autopilot name to describe ADAS features that do not cause respondent’s vehicles to operate at SAE Level 3, SAE Level 4, or SAE Level 5 violates Civil Code section 1770, Vehicle Code sections 11713 and 24011.5, and California Code of Regulations, title 13, section 260.00,” Cox’s ruling reads, in part.

Read the decision at State of California