Wisconsin § 19.03 - Security for costs; notice of action.
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§ 19.03. Security for costs; notice of action.
19.03(1) (1) Every person commencing an action against any officer and sureties upon an official bond, except the obligee named therein, shall give security for costs by an undertaking as prescribed in s. 814.28 (3) , and a copy thereof shall be served upon the defendants at the time of the service of the summons. In all such actions if final judgment is rendered against the plaintiff the same may be entered against the plaintiff and the sureties to such undertaking for all the lawful costs and disbursements of the defendants in such action, by whatever court awarded. 19.03(2) (2) The plaintiff in any such action shall, within 10 days after the service of the summons therein, deliver a notice of the commencement of such action to the officer who has the legal custody of such official bond, who shall file the same in his or her office in connection with such bond. 19.03 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 773 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1991 a. 316 .
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Section 19.03 ("Security for costs; notice of action.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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