1. The litigation costs for traffic accidents shall be borne by the losing party, except for those voluntarily borne by the winning party. If the case is partially won or partially lost, the people's court shall, in accordance with the specific circumstances of the case, determine the amount of litigation costs to be borne by the parties.
2. If a party to a joint action loses the case, the people's court shall, in accordance with his interest in the subject matter of the action, determine the amount of litigation expenses to be borne by each party.
3. If the people's court of second instance changes the judgment or order made by the people's court of first instance, it shall correspondingly change the decision of the people's court of first instance on the burden of litigation costs.
4. In cases where an agreement has been reached through mediation by the people's court, the burden of litigation costs shall be settled through consultation between the two parties; If consultation fails, the decision shall be made by the people's court.
Legal basis
Article 31 of the Measures for Payment of Litigation Expenses: In cases where the people's court has reached an agreement through mediation, the burden of litigation expenses shall be settled by both parties through consultation; If consultation fails, the decision shall be made by the people's court.
