•A first-year licensee shall only operate under the supervision of and from the official business address of a licensed supervising bail bondsman for the first 12 months of licensure.
•A first-year licensee may be employed or contracted with only one supervising bondsman and is prohibited from becoming a supervising bail bondsman during the first two years of licensure.
•If the employment contract with a first-year licensee is terminated, the supervising bail bondsman must immediately notify the Commissioner in writing, specifying the reason(s) for termination.
•If a first-year licensee is unable to become employed by or contract with a new supervising bail bondsman, the first-year licensee must submit to the Department a sworn affidavit stating the relevant facts and circumstances regarding the first-year licensee’s inability to find a new supervisor. The Department will review the affidavit and determine whether the first-year licensee bail bondsman will be allowed to operate as an unsupervised bail bondsman.