(2) Acceptance: The staff of legal aid institutions receive the application materials of the applicants, register them, issue a receipt and indicate the date.
(3) Examination: The legal aid institution shall conduct examination within three working days from the date of receiving the application materials for legal aid (the legal aid institution shall conduct examination within two working days from the date of receiving the application materials for legal aid, and shall not submit the application materials for financial difficulties). For difficult and complicated cases, with the approval of the person in charge of the legal aid institution, three working days may be extended.
(4) Supplementary submission materials: If the legal aid institution considers that the application materials submitted by the applicant are incomplete after examination, it shall inform the applicant to make necessary supplementary or explanatory materials at one time. The time for the applicant to provide supplementary materials is not included in the time limit for examination and decision.
(5) Investigation and verification materials: If the legal aid institution considers that the application materials submitted by the applicant need to be verified after examination, it shall conduct investigation and verification to the relevant units. The time for investigation and verification by legal aid institutions is not included in the time limit for examination and decision.
Legal basis:
Legal aid regulations
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.