Non-refund depends on the amount of the fee. If it reaches a certain amount, it will violate the law.
The difference between civil cases and criminal cases:
1. Different natures Civil cases are mainly disputes about the nature of civil rights and obligations, which are in the nature of internal conflicts among the people. Criminal cases are behaviors that endanger society and should be punished by criminal law, which is of the nature of class conflict;
2. The applicable substantive laws are different, and the applicable substantive law in civil cases is maritime law, etc. The applicable law for criminal cases is the "People's Political and Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China";
3. The applicable procedural laws are different. When hearing civil cases, the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law and judicial interpretations are applicable. When hearing criminal cases, the relevant provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law and judicial interpretations shall apply.
Legal basis
"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 256 The crime of sabotaging elections shall be in the election of deputies to people's congresses at all levels and state organs When leading personnel, use violence, threats, deception, bribery, forgery of election documents, false reporting of electoral votes and other means to disrupt elections, or hinder voters and representatives from freely exercising their rights to elect and stand for election. Article 381 Anyone who interferes with the free exercise of the right of voters and members to elect and stand for election, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, or deprivation of political rights. Article 382 Crime of Corruption: State functionaries take advantage of their positions to embezzle, steal, defraud or illegally possess public funds by other means, which constitutes the crime of corruption.
Persons who are entrusted by state agencies, state-owned companies, enterprises, institutions, and people's organizations to manage and operate state-owned property take advantage of their positions to embezzle, steal, defraud, or illegally occupy state-owned property by other means. , is a crime of corruption.
Anyone who colludes with the persons listed in the previous two paragraphs to jointly commit corruption shall be punished as a criminal. Article 399: Judicial personnel bend the law for personal gain, knowingly allowing an innocent person to be prosecuted, knowingly shielding a guilty person from being prosecuted, or deliberately violating facts and laws in criminal trial activities. Anyone who makes a wrongful judgment shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years.
Whoever bends the law for personal gain in civil or administrative proceedings, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years.
Dereliction of duty or abuse of power when enforcing judgments or rulings, serious irresponsibility or abuse of power, failure to take litigation preservation measures, failure to perform statutory enforcement obligations, or illegal adoption of litigation preservation measures or enforcement measures, resulting in the parties or Anyone who suffers heavy losses to the interests of others shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention. Anyone who causes particularly heavy losses to the interests of the parties or others shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years.
If a judicial officer accepts bribes and commits any of the acts listed in the preceding three paragraphs, which simultaneously constitutes a crime stipulated in Article 385 of this Law, he shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier penalties.