What if you can't afford a lawyer without money?

In real life, people with specific difficulties will inevitably encounter situations where their legitimate rights and interests are infringed or involved in legal disputes. But because they know too little about the law, they hope to get the help of professional lawyers. At the same time, due to the poor economic situation, they are unable to pay expensive lawyer fees. At this time, China's legal aid system can usually help. So, what if you can't afford a lawyer without money? How to apply for a legal aid lawyer? Let's take a look with Bian Xiao. Legal aid refers to a legal guarantee system that legal aid agencies set up by the government organize legal aid lawyers to provide free legal services for people with financial difficulties or special cases. Special case means that according to Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the defendant in a criminal case is blind, deaf or dumb, or the minor has not entrusted a defender, or the defendant may be sentenced to death without entrusting a defender, and should receive legal aid. First, if a citizen fails to entrust an agent or a defender due to financial difficulties, he can apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend himself:

1. Ask the state for compensation according to law;

2. requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits;

3. Requesting to pay pensions and relief funds;

4. Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony;

5. requesting payment of labor remuneration;

6. claim the civil rights and interests arising from the courageous act.

Second, in criminal proceedings, citizens can apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions under any of the following circumstances:

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 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.

Third, the public prosecutor appears in court to prosecute cases. If the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.

fourth, if the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor and has not entrusted a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death and has not entrusted a defender, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial situation.

in addition, the procedure for applying for legal aid is as follows: apply to the legal aid institution of the city or county where the household registration or work unit is located. The applicant shall submit the following certificates to the legal aid institution:

1. A certificate of the applicant's economic situation issued by the civil affairs department or a certificate of living conditions issued by the neighborhood committee or village committee;

2. The income certificate and laid-off certificate issued by the employer of the applicant and his spouse;

3. A copy of the relevant disability certificate issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation;

4. Copy of ID card;

5. agency qualification certificate;

6. Written materials of the case or the court.