In criminal proceedings, a lawyer who accepts the entrustment of a party or is appointed by a people's court as the defender of a criminal suspect or defendant in a criminal case shall go through the following procedures: 1. Entrustment procedures shall be handled uniformly by the law firm where the lawyer is located, and the client shall pay the defense fees in accordance with relevant regulations. 2. Lawyers appointed by law firms defend criminal suspects or defendants and try their best to meet the naming requirements of clients when possible. 3. The assigned lawyer shall fill in the criminal acceptance form, and the power of attorney shall be issued by the law firm. The power of attorney for defense is in triplicate, which is valid only after being signed by the criminal suspect and the defendant (or his legal representative). 4. The power of attorney is the legal basis for lawyers to perform their defense duties and participate in criminal defense activities. A lawyer shall submit a power of attorney to the client, one of which shall be submitted to the people's court under the jurisdiction of the case together with the documents issued by the law firm to prove the lawyer's identity and perform the defense duties, and the other shall be properly kept and filed in the defense file after the case is closed.
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Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising the right of defense by himself. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders: (1) lawyers; (2) A person recommended by a people's organization or the unit to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs; (3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants. A person who has been sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived of or restricted personal freedom shall not act as a defender. A person who has been dismissed from public office or has his lawyer's or notary's practice certificate revoked may not act as a defender, except the guardian or near relative of the criminal suspect or defendant.