In case the defendant is not satisfied with the amount specified in the bond or with the surety, the defendant may, upon 5 days’ notice to the plaintiff, apply to a judge for additional security and the judge may require the plaintiff to give and file another bond, to be approved by the judge, in such sum as the judge shall consider proper, not exceeding the appraised value of the property attached. The surety shall justify as provided in s. 811.06; but if there be more than one surety, the sureties may be accepted if they are jointly responsible for the required sum.
811.07.Additional security.
Ch. 811: Attachment · Last amended 1993 · Last verified July 15, 2026
In one sentenceSection 811.07 lets a defendant unhappy with the plaintiff’s attachment bond or its surety apply to a judge, on five days’ notice, for a new bond in whatever amount the judge sets, up to the appraised value of the attached property.
Full Text of Section 811.07
Plain-English Summary
The bond amount a judge first sets under section 811.06 is not necessarily the last word. Section 811.07 gives the defendant a way to push back if the defendant is not satisfied with the bond’s amount or with the surety backing it. The defendant applies to a judge, after giving the plaintiff five days’ notice.
If the judge agrees more security is warranted, the judge can order the plaintiff to give and file another bond, approved by the judge, in whatever sum the judge considers proper — capped at the appraised value of the property that was attached. The new sureties must justify the same way sureties do under section 811.06, though the section relaxes that requirement slightly for multiple sureties: they can be accepted if they are jointly responsible for the required sum, rather than each independently meeting it.
This section is designed to work together with the vacation-or-modification process in section 811.18, which expressly allows a motion to increase security under section 811.07 to be combined with a motion to vacate or modify the writ itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a defendant ask for a bigger attachment bond after the writ has already issued?
Yes. Section 811.07 lets a defendant who is unsatisfied with the bond amount or the surety apply to a judge for additional security, on five days’ notice to the plaintiff.
Is there a cap on how large the new bond can be?
Yes. The judge cannot require a bond exceeding the appraised value of the property that was attached.
Do new sureties on this additional bond have to justify the same way as under section 811.06?
Yes, though if there is more than one surety, they may be accepted if they are jointly responsible for the required sum.
How much notice must the defendant give the plaintiff before applying for additional security?
Five days’ notice.
Can a motion for additional security be combined with other attachment motions?
Yes. Section 811.18 allows a motion to vacate or modify the writ to be combined with a motion to increase the plaintiff’s security under this section.
Amendment History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758, 778 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.07; 1993 a. 486.
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