Is legal aid consultation free?

Legal analysis: free consultation. "12348" is a special telephone for legal consultation of municipal, district and county judicial bureaus and legal aid centers for the public. Accept legal advice from the masses, cooperate with the mediation of civil disputes, timely reflect the information of people's legal needs, guide and accept legal aid applications, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of poor and vulnerable parties, judicial justice and social stability. "12348" legal service telephone work responsibilities, mainly to answer legal advice and popularize legal knowledge; Implement internal linkage and do a good job in door-to-door service; Communicate external information and do a good job of case diversion; Strengthen regional cooperation and do a good job of coordination and linkage among functional departments; Do a quick response to prevent disputes from intensifying; Abide by relevant regulations and provide legal aid; Master social conditions and public opinion and be a good party and government worker; Accept social supervision and improve the service quality of legal service institutions.

Legal basis: Legal Aid Ordinance

Article 10 For the following matters that need to be represented due to economic difficulties, citizens who have not entrusted an agent may apply to legal aid institutions for legal aid:

(1) Requesting state compensation according to law;

(2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits;

(3) Requesting pensions and relief funds;

(4) Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony;

(5) Requesting payment of labor remuneration;

(six) to claim the civil rights and interests arising from the courageous behavior. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may make supplementary provisions on legal aid matters other than those stipulated in the preceding paragraph. Citizens may apply to legal aid institutions for legal advice on matters specified in the first and second paragraphs of this article.

Eleventh in criminal proceedings, under any of the following circumstances, citizens can apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions:

(1) The criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after being interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or from the date when compulsory measures are taken;

(2) The victim of a public prosecution case and his legal representative or close relatives have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties since the date when the case was transferred for examination and prosecution;

(three) since the case of private prosecution was accepted by the people's court, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties.