Vehicle Code section 35109

Lights, mirrors, or devices which are required to be mounted upon a vehicle under this code may extend beyond the permissible width of the vehicle to a distance not exceeding 10 inches on each side of the vehicle.

Source: Section 35109, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=35109. (updated Jun. 28, 1983; accessed Jun. 26, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_35109

Original Source: Section 35109, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=35109. (last accessed May 12, 2025).