We the members of the Texas Independent Pawnbrokers Association, in order to more effectively demonstrate our integrity and our desire to be recognized as upstanding and trustworthy members of the business community, do hereby adopt the following as our Code of Ethics.
- We will deal with our customers and the general public with honesty, making service with integrity our constant goal.
- We will maintain high standards for employed personnel, demanding integrity and courtesy in their dealing with the public.
- We will maintain our business premises in a manner which will reflect credit on the pawnshop industry in Texas.
- We will exercise reasonable care to protect the goods of our customers from fire, theft, burglary and other similar hazards, and will return redeemed goods in a condition equal to that in which they were received.
- We will cooperate to the full extent of our ability with the proper efforts of every duly-authorized law enforcement and government agency.
We further agree that we will follow both the letter and the spirit of the Code of Ethics, and will make every effort to insure that this Code of Ethics is followed by every member of the Texas Association of Pawnbrokers.