Individuals applying for legal aid need to meet the following conditions:
1, which has sufficient reasons to prove that it really needs legal help to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests;
2. The recipient is unable to pay part or all of the legal service fees due to financial difficulties. Among them, the countryside belongs to the object of social assistance; The income of urban family members does not exceed the minimum living security line stipulated by the municipal government, and there is no other source of income.
3. According to Articles 11 and 12 of the Regulations on Legal Aid, if a criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties or the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he may apply to a legal aid institution, which shall provide legal aid.
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.