1. The criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after the first interrogation by the investigation organ or the date when compulsory measures are taken.
2. The victims of public prosecution cases and their legal representatives or close relatives have not entrusted agents ad litem due to financial difficulties.
3. Since the people's court accepted the case of private prosecution, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties.
4. In the case where the public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons. If the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.
Policy stipulation
Provisions on legal aid in criminal proceedings
Article 1 In order to strengthen and standardize the legal aid work in criminal proceedings, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Regulations on Legal Aid and other relevant provisions, combined with the actual legal aid work.
Article 2 If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties, his close relatives may apply for legal aid from the legal aid institutions affiliated to the judicial administrative organs at the same level as the public security organs, people's procuratorates and people's courts.