16 Tex. Admin. Code § 94.100 - Code of Ethics
Registrants must:
(1) be guided by the principle that property
taxation should be fair and uniform, and apply all laws, rules, methods, and
procedures, in a uniform manner, to all taxpayers;
(2) not accept or solicit any gift, favor, or
service that might reasonably tend to influence the registrant in the discharge
of official duties, with the following exceptions:
(A) the benefit is used solely to defray the
expenses that accrue in the performance of duties or activities in connection
with the office which are nonreimbursable by the state or political
subdivision;
(B) a political
contribution as defined by Title 15 of the Election Code; or
(C) an item with a value of less than $50,
excluding cash or a negotiable instrument;
(3) not use information received in
connection with the duties of an appraiser, assessor, or collector for their
own purposes, unless such information can be known by ordinary means to any
ordinary citizen;
(4) not engage in
an official act that is dishonest, misleading, fraudulent, deceptive, or in
violation of law;
(5) not conduct
their professional duties in a manner that could reasonably be expected to
create the appearance of impropriety;
(6) not accept an appraisal, assessment, or
collection related assignment that can reasonably be construed as being in
conflict with the registrant's responsibility to their jurisdiction, employer,
or client, or in which the registrant has an unrevealed personal interest or
bias; and
(7) not accept an
assignment or responsibility in which the registrant has a personal interest
without full disclosure of that interest.
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