Citizens who have not entrusted an agent due to financial difficulties may seek help from the legal aid center of the local judicial bureau.
The application and review of legal aid are as follows:
1, request state compensation according to law;
2, request to give social insurance benefits or minimum living allowance;
3. Requesting to pay pensions and relief funds;
4. Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony;
5. Requesting payment of labor remuneration;
6. Advocating civil rights and interests arising from courageous acts;
7. 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 specified in the preceding paragraph;
8. Citizens can apply for legal advice from legal aid institutions;
9. If the applicant is a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct, his legal representative shall apply on his behalf;
10. If there is a lawsuit between a person with no capacity for civil conduct, a person with limited capacity for civil conduct and his legal representative, or legal aid is needed due to other interest disputes, other legal representatives who have no interest in the disputed matter shall file an application on his behalf.
Citizens applying for legal aid agency and criminal defense shall submit the following documents and supporting materials:
1, ID card or other valid identification, and the agent applicant shall also submit the agent certificate;
2. Proof of economic difficulties;
3. Case materials related to the application for legal aid;
4. The application shall be in written form, and the application form shall be filled in; If it is really difficult to apply in writing, you can apply orally, and the staff of the legal aid institution or the staff of the relevant institution that forwarded the application will make a record;
5. After receiving the application for legal aid, the legal aid institution shall conduct a review; If the documents and supporting materials submitted by the applicant are incomplete, the applicant may be required to make necessary supplements or explanations. If the applicant fails to supplement or explain as required, the application shall be deemed to be revoked; If the documents and certification materials submitted by the applicant need to be verified, the legal aid institution shall verify them with the relevant organs and units;
6, to meet the conditions of legal aid, legal aid institutions shall promptly decide to provide legal aid; Do not meet the conditions of legal aid, it shall inform the applicant in writing of the reasons;
7. If the applicant has any objection to the notice made by the legal aid institution that does not meet the conditions for legal aid, he may submit it to the judicial administrative department that determines the legal aid institution. The judicial administrative department shall conduct a review within 5 working days from the date of receiving the objection. Upon examination, if the applicant meets the requirements for legal aid, it shall order the legal aid institution in writing to provide legal aid to the applicant in a timely manner.
Under any of the following circumstances in criminal proceedings, citizens may apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions:
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 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 review and prosecution;
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.
To sum up, 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 as needed. 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.
Legal basis:
Article 55 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Legal Aid Law
The recipient has the right to know about the handling of legal aid matters from legal aid institutions and legal aid personnel; If legal aid institutions and legal aid personnel fail to perform their duties according to law, the recipient may complain to the judicial administrative department and ask the legal aid institutions to replace the legal aid personnel.