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Section 26709 Of Chapter 4. Windshields And Mirrors From California Vehicle Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 4.

26709
. (a) Every motor vehicle registered in a foreign jurisdiction and every motorcycle subject to registration in this state shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle. Every motor vehicle subject to registration in this state, except a motorcycle, shall be equipped with not less than two such mirrors, including one affixed to the left-hand side.
  (b) The following described types of motor vehicles, of a type subject to registration, shall be equipped with mirrors on both the left- and right-hand sides of the vehicle so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway through each mirror for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle:
  (1) A motor vehicle so constructed or loaded as to obstruct the driver's view to the rear.
  (2) A motor vehicle towing a vehicle and the towed vehicle or load thereon obstructs the driver's view to the rear.
  (3) A bus or trolley coach.
  (c) The provisions of subdivision (b) shall not apply to a passenger vehicle when the load obstructing the driver's view consists of passengers.