California Department of Corporations

California Department of Corporations
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of California
Agency executive Preston DuFauchard, Commissioner

The California Department of Corporations is a department within the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency in California, United States. The chief officer of the Department is Commissioner of Corporations.

Laws Administered

The Department of Corporations administers and enforces the following California laws:

Commissioners

(A)
denotes acting commissioner
Name Term
Preston DuFauchard 06-12-06 to present
Wayne Strumpfer (A) 04-12-05 to 06-12-06
William P. Wood (A) 12-15-03 to 04-08-05
Demetrios A. Boutris 2-15-01 to 12-14-03
William Kenefick (A) 1-4-99 to 2-14-01
Dale E. Bonner 1-26-98 to 1-3-99
Keith Paul Bishop 5-22-96 to 9-30-97
Gary S. Mendoza 8-9-93 to 3-5-96
Brian A. Thompson (A) 2-1-93 to 8-8-93
Thomas S. Sayles 6-3-91 to 1-31-93
Christine W. Bender 4-2-87 to 5-31-91
Franklin Tom 3-15-83 to 2-28-87
Geraldine D. Green 1-7-80 to 1-2-83
Robert E. LaNoue (A) 10-1-79 to 1-6-80
Peter R. Pancione (A) 5-1-79 to 9-30-79
Willie R. Barnes 1-28-75 to 4-30-79
Robert L. Toms 3-14-74 to 1-27-75
Brian R. Van Camp 9-1-71 to 3-8-74
James L. Kelly (A) 8-1-71 to 8-31-71
Anthony R. Pierno 2-13-69 to 7-31-71
Robert H. Volk 2-14-67 to 2-12-69
Jerald S. Schutzbank 12-14-65 to 1-1-67
C.E. Rickershauser, Jr. 1-20-64 to 12-13-65
A.T. Sullivan 12-20-63 to 1-19-64
John C. Sobieski 1-5-59 to 12-19-63
W.H. Stephenson 9-1-54 to 1-4-59
H.A. Smith 4-1-54 to 8-31-54
Edwin M. Daugherty 9-1-31 to 3-31-54
R. Haight 1-6-31 to 9-1-31
A. Garland 9-2-30 to 1-6-31
F.G. Athearn 1-24-30 to 8-31-30
A. Garland 10-16-29 to 1-24-30
F.G. Athearn 4-4-29 to 10-15-29
J.M. Freidlander 3-2-27 to 4-3-29
C. MacMillan 9-8-26 to 3-2-27
Edwin M. Daugherty 2-1-22 to 9-7-26
E.C. Bellows 9-23-18 to 2-1-22
H.L. Carnahan 12-30-14 to 9-23-18