Bond premium as costs

814.05 Bond premium as costs. Any party entitled to recover costs or disbursements in an action or special proceeding may include in such disbursements the lawful premium paid to an authorized insurer for a suretyship obligation. History: 1977 c. 339. Among the “necessary disbursements and fees allowed by law” are those authorized under fee-shifting statutes. Numerous statutes contain fee-shifting provisions, including those relating to consumer protection, frivolous lawsuits, and privacy rights. Kolupar v. Wilde Pontiac Cadillac, Inc., 2007 WI 98, 303 Wis. 2d 258, 735 N.W.2d 93, 05-0935. A paid surety bond premium is required to be taxed under s. 814.04 (2) if a prevailing party chooses to include the paid premium in its bill of costs to the extent that a circuit court determines that the premium was “necessary.” Graef v. Applied Underwriters, Inc., 2025 WI App 48, 418 Wis. 2d 58, 25 N.W.3d 571, 24-0512.