The term "supplementary legal aid" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the activities of legal aid agencies established by the municipal and district people's governments to organize legal aid personnel to provide legal services to parties who do not meet the conditions of free legal aid but meet the conditions stipulated in Article 45 of these Regulations. Article 4 The municipal and district judicial administrative departments shall be responsible for organizing and implementing the legal aid work within their respective administrative areas, and supervising and managing the legal aid institutions and their activities. Article 5 The municipal and district legal aid coordination steering committees shall be established to coordinate and guide the legal aid work within their respective administrative areas.
The Legal Aid Coordination Steering Committee is composed of judicial administration, public security, human resources protection and other departments, people's procuratorates, people's courts, trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women's federations, lawyers' associations and other social organizations. Convened by the municipal or district people's government or the judicial administrative department entrusted by the municipal or district people's government.
The office of the Legal Aid Coordination Steering Committee is located in the judicial administrative department and is responsible for handling the daily affairs of the Committee. Article 6 Legal aid institutions shall be fair, independent and efficient, care for the recipients and provide high-quality legal aid services. Article 7 Legal aid institutions shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws, regulations and these Regulations, accept and examine applications for legal aid, and assign, arrange and supervise legal aid personnel to provide legal services to the recipients. Article 8 The legal aid funds for providing free legal services shall be included in the financial budget of the government at the same level, earmarked for special purposes, and subject to the supervision of the financial and auditing departments according to law. Article 9 Administrative organs, people's procuratorates, people's courts and relevant enterprises, institutions, social organizations, organizations and individuals shall assist in the legal aid work in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant provisions of the state. Article 10 Lawyers and law firms shall perform their legal aid obligations in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, provide legal services that meet the standards for recipients, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of recipients. Eleventh organizations and individuals that have made outstanding contributions in legal aid work shall be commended and rewarded by the municipal and district people's governments. Chapter II Scope Article 12 Citizens who meet the following conditions may apply to legal aid institutions for free legal aid:
(a) meet the standards of economic difficulties stipulated by this Municipality;
(2) The application matters shall be tried or handled in this Municipality according to law;
(3) Legal aid is needed to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. Thirteenth standards for economic difficulties shall be formulated and promulgated by the Municipal People's Government according to the actual situation of the city's economic development and legal aid.
The standard of economic difficulties shall not be lower than the minimum living standard of urban residents in this Municipality. Article 14 If the people's court appoints a defendant to defend according to law, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining his financial situation.
A juvenile criminal case may apply for legal aid after the first interrogation by the investigation organ or from the date when compulsory measures are taken, and it is not necessary to provide proof of economic status.
Workers whose average wage in the six months before the labor dispute between the employer and the employee is less than twice the minimum wage in their respective administrative areas do not need to provide proof of economic status, but they should provide proof of income level when applying for legal aid to pay labor remuneration and compensation for work-related injuries. Fifteenth because of the emergency, which may lead to serious consequences or involve a large number of cases, the legal aid institutions shall promptly accept the application and assign legal aid personnel to provide legal aid in advance. Article 16 Where a citizen who meets the requirements of these Regulations applies to a legal aid institution for legal advice on legal aid matters, the legal aid institution shall directly decide to handle it in accordance with the relevant provisions. Chapter III Application and Examination Article 17 If a citizen's application for legal aid is handled by a district-level accepting organ or the obligor is a district-level organ, the applicant shall apply to the district-level legal aid institution where the handling organ or the obligor is located.
Where a citizen's application for legal aid is handled by a municipal accepting organ or the obligor is a municipal organ, the applicant shall apply to the municipal legal aid institution.
If a citizen refuses to accept the judgment or ruling of the people's court of first instance and applies for legal aid, he shall apply to the municipal legal aid institution.
For other legal aid matters, the applicant shall apply to the district-level legal aid institution of his domicile or habitual residence.
After the legal aid matters have been decided by the labor dispute arbitration institution or the people's court, if the recipient requests to continue to provide legal aid, he shall apply to the legal aid institution that has the right to accept it separately. Eighteenth in any of the following circumstances, the district-level legal aid institutions may submit legal aid matters to the municipal legal aid institutions for acceptance:
(a) due to a large number of cases in a short period of time, the district-level legal aid institutions can not handle it in time;
(two) due to the complexity of the case, it is difficult for the district-level legal aid institutions to complete it independently.
If the parties directly apply to the municipal legal aid institution, which meets the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the municipal legal aid institution may accept it.