(a) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in an initial recount petition shall be assessed against the petitioner if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election.
(b) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in an application for a supplementary recount shall be assessed against the applicant if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election as indicated by the initial recount.

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(c) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in a petition for an expedited recount shall be assessed against the petitioner if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election.
(d) The costs of a recount for the precincts included in an application for including remaining paper ballot precincts shall be assessed against the applicant if the recount in those precincts does not cause a change in the outcome of the election as indicated by the recount in the precincts included in the recount petition.