Legal aid institutions are institutions responsible for organizing, guiding, coordinating, supervising and implementing legal aid work in the region, collectively referred to as "legal aid centers", and all provinces, cities, districts and counties should establish legal aid institutions. The districts and counties that have not yet established legal aid centers shall be the functional departments designated by the district and county judicial bureaus.
The purpose of establishing a legal aid center is to protect human rights and maintain judicial justice and balance.
The legal aid center (established by the judicial department) is a legal practice institution for lawyers except law firms.
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Legal basis of legal aid center:
Legal aid regulations
chapter one
general rule
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in order to ensure that citizens with financial difficulties obtain necessary legal services and promote and standardize legal aid work.
Article 2 Citizens who meet the requirements of these Regulations may obtain legal services such as legal consultation, agency and criminal defense free of charge in accordance with these Regulations.
Article 3 Legal aid is the responsibility of the government, and the people's governments at or above the county level shall take active measures to promote legal aid work, provide financial support for legal aid, and ensure the coordinated development of legal aid and economy and society.
The funds for legal aid shall be used for special purposes, and shall be subject to the supervision of the financial and auditing departments.
Article 4 The judicial administrative department of the State Council shall supervise and administer the national legal aid work. The judicial administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall supervise and administer the legal aid work within their respective administrative areas.
All china lawyers association and local lawyers' associations shall, in accordance with the articles of association of the lawyers' associations, assist in the legal aid work implemented in accordance with these regulations.
Article 5 The judicial administrative department of a municipality directly under the central government, a city divided into districts or the people's government at the county level shall determine the legal aid institutions within their respective administrative areas according to needs.
Legal aid institutions are responsible for accepting and examining applications for legal aid, and assigning or arranging personnel to provide legal aid to citizens who meet the requirements of these regulations.
Article 6 Lawyers shall perform their legal aid obligations in accordance with the Lawyers Law and these Regulations, provide legal services that meet the standards for recipients, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of recipients in accordance with the law, and accept the supervision of lawyers associations and judicial administrative departments.
Article 7 The State encourages the society to donate legal aid activities.
Article 8 The State supports and encourages social organizations such as social organizations and institutions to provide legal aid to citizens in financial difficulties by using their own resources.
Ninth organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions in legal aid work shall be commended and rewarded by the relevant people's governments and judicial administrative departments.
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