Whenever these rules (including the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions) require or allow a party to give security, and security is given with one or more security providers, each provider submits to the court’s jurisdiction and irrevocably appoints the court clerk as its agent for receiving service of any papers that affect its liability on the security. The security provider’s liability may be enforced on motion without an independent action. The motion and any notice that the court orders may be served on the court clerk, who must promptly send a copy of each to every security provider whose address is known.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
When someone involved in a lawsuit is required to provide a financial guarantee (called "security"), the company or person who backs that guarantee becomes part of the court's reach. By agreeing to provide the security, they automatically accept that the court has power over them and that legal papers can be delivered to them through the court clerk.
If the security provider fails to pay what they owe, the other party does not need to file a whole new lawsuit. They can simply file a motion in the existing case to collect. The court clerk acts as the go-between, passing along any important documents to the security provider.
Summary generated March 09, 2026
Committee Notes
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1966
See Note to Rule 65.
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1987 Amendment
The amendments are technical. No substantive change is intended.
Committee Notes on Rules—2006 Amendment
Rule 65.1 is amended to conform to the changed title of the Supplemental Rules.
Committee Notes on Rules—2007 Amendment
The language of Rule 65.1 has been amended as part of the general restyling of the Civil Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only.
Committee Notes on Rules—2018 Amendment
Rule 65.1 is amended to reflect the amendments of Rule 62. Rule 62 allows a party to obtain a stay of a judgment “by providing a bond or other security.” Limiting Rule 65.1 enforcement procedures to sureties might exclude use of those procedures against a security provider that is not a surety. All security providers, including sureties, are brought into Rule 65.1 by these amendments. But the reference to “bond” is retained in Rule 62 because it has a long history.
The word “mail” is changed to “send” to avoid restricting the method of serving security providers.
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