Municipal Code Corporation Explained

Municipal Code Corporation
Founder:George Langford
Successor:CivicPlus
Country:United States
Headquarters:Tallahassee, Florida
Publications:Codifier of legal documents

Municipal Code Corporation (Municode) was a codifier of legal documents for local governments in the United States.[1] [2] The company, founded in 1951 by George Langford[3] was located in Tallahassee, Florida.[4]

History

George Langford founded Municode Code Corporation on March 21, 1951. Langford served in World War II as a sergeant in the Corps of Engineers.[5] After the war, he went to college and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia. His first job was at a legal publishing company and founded Municode. He founded the company with the idea of making the code of ordinances loose leaf so that new ordinances could be added without having to reprint the entire volume.[3] The Municode Code Corporation's first client was the city of Tallahassee, Florida.[6]

In August 2021, CivicPlus announced they have acquired the company.[7] At the time of its acquisition, the company served over 4,200 municipalities in 50 states.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schweers. Jeffrey. George Langford, Municode founder, 'father of Seminole Boosters,' dies at 95. April 20, 2021. Tallahassee Democrat. en-US. January 4, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2021-08-11 . The Langford Family Chair . Florida State University . Department of Classics.
  3. Web site: August 11, 2021 . Company History . Municode.
  4. Web site: Portrait of Florida State Bank of Tallahassee charter member George R. Langford . State Archives of Florida . Florida Memory . September 22, 1971 . August 11, 2021.
  5. Web site: An Inside Look into World War II From Those Who Served . November 3, 2014 . Linda . Kleindienst . August 17, 2021 . Tallahassee Magazine.
  6. Web site: Josh . Robbins . 2021-08-11 . Salesmanship Comes Naturally to Longtime Seminoles Booster . Orlando Sentinel . February 4, 2004.
  7. Web site: August 28, 2021 . CivicPlus Acquires 70-Year-Old Ordinance Compiler Municode . August 27, 2021 . GovTech.
  8. Web site: 2021-08-11 . GovTech Heats Up . T.S. . Strickland . 850 Business Magazine . April 29, 2021.

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