The Measures for Payment of Litigation Fees stipulates that:
Article 2 When conducting civil or administrative litigation, the parties shall pay the litigation fees in accordance with these Measures.
Except for the provisions of these Measures that litigation fees may not be paid or exempted.
Article 3 In the course of litigation, no fees shall be charged to the parties in violation of the scope and standards stipulated in these Measures.
Article 4 The State shall provide judicial assistance to the parties who have real difficulties in paying litigation fees, and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
Article 5 These Measures shall apply to foreigners, stateless persons, foreign enterprises or organizations who bring lawsuits in the people's courts.
If foreign courts discriminate against People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens, legal persons or other organizations and their own citizens, legal persons or other organizations in paying litigation fees, it shall be handled in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.
Article 44 If it is really difficult for a party to pay the litigation costs, it may apply to the people's court for judicial assistance in accordance with these Measures, and postpone, reduce or exempt the litigation costs.
The exemption of litigation fees is only applicable to natural persons.
Article 45 When a party applies for judicial assistance, the people's court shall be exempted from paying legal fees under any of the following circumstances:
(a) the disabled have no fixed source of livelihood;
(2) recourse for alimony, maintenance, nursing and pension;
(three) the minimum living security object, the rural poverty relief object, the rural five guarantees supporting object or the person receiving unemployment insurance benefits, and there is no other income;
(four) because of the courageous or to protect public interests, their legitimate rights and interests are damaged, and they or their close relatives request compensation or compensation;
(five) other circumstances that really need to be exempted.
Article 46 When a party applies for judicial assistance, the people's court shall grant the reduction or exemption of litigation costs in any of the following circumstances:
(a) due to force majeure such as natural disasters, life is difficult, and social relief is being received, or family production and operation are unsustainable;
(2) Belonging to the object of special care and resettlement stipulated by the state;
(3) Social welfare institutions and rescue management stations;
(four) other circumstances that really need to be reduced or exempted.
If the people's court approves the reduction or exemption of litigation costs, the reduction or exemption ratio shall not be less than 30%.
Article 47 If a party applies for judicial assistance in any of the following circumstances, the people's court shall grant deferral of the litigation fees:
Turn to social insurance and economic compensation;
(2) Victims of maritime accidents, traffic accidents, medical accidents, industrial accidents, product quality accidents or other personal injury accidents claim compensation;
(three) is receiving legal aid from the relevant departments;
(four) other circumstances that really need to be postponed.
Article 48 When applying for judicial assistance, a party shall submit a written application, supporting materials sufficient to prove his financial difficulties and other relevant supporting materials at the time of prosecution or appeal.
If you apply for reducing or exempting litigation costs due to difficulties in living or recourse to basic living expenses, you should also provide proof that your family's economic situation meets the standards of citizens' economic difficulties stipulated by local civil affairs, labor security and other departments.
If the people's court rejects a party's application for judicial assistance, it shall give a written explanation to the party.
Article 49 If, after examination, the litigation costs of the parties' application for deferment meet the provisions of Article 47 of these Measures, the people's court shall make a decision on granting deferment before deciding to file a case.
Article 50 The people's court provides judicial assistance to one party, and if the other party loses the case, the litigation costs shall be borne by the other party; If the other party wins the case, it may decide to reduce the litigation fee depending on the financial situation of the party applying for judicial assistance.
Article 51 If the people's court allows the parties to reduce or exempt the litigation fees, it shall state so in the legal documents.