To apply for legal aid, you can apply to the legal aid center of the county or district judicial bureau and apply for legal aid after contacting the legal aid center of the local judicial bureau. After providing legal aid, there is no need to pay legal fees. Legal aid is the responsibility of the government. People's governments at or above the county level should take active measures to promote legal aid work, provide financial support for legal aid, and ensure the coordinated development of legal aid and economy and society.
To apply for legal aid, you can apply to the legal aid center of the county or district judicial bureau and apply for legal aid after contacting the legal aid center of the local judicial bureau.
For some people who are not well-off financially but want to be defended by lawyers, they can apply for legal aid under certain conditions. According to the relevant regulations, the applicant shall submit the following materials when applying for legal aid:
(1) Resident identity card, household registration certificate or other valid identification;
(two) the financial status of the applicant and family members issued by the relevant units;
(3) Certificates and evidential materials related to the legal aid matters applied for;
(four) other materials that the legal aid institution deems necessary.
Legal aid plays an extremely important role in protecting citizens' legitimate rights and interests, developing social welfare undertakings, realizing the principle of "all citizens are equal before the law", perfecting the social security system, perfecting the socialist legal system and safeguarding human rights.
The conditions for applying for legal aid are:
1, with permanent residence or temporary residence permit;
2. The judicial organ or labor arbitration institution has filed a case or has the conditions for filing a case;
Facts have proved that you need legal help to protect your legitimate rights and interests.
Due to financial difficulties (per capita monthly income of urban families 1.25 yuan and below, per capita monthly income of rural families/50 yuan and below), unable or completely unable to pay legal service fees.
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.
Seventeenth citizens to apply for legal aid agency, criminal defense shall submit the following documents and materials:
(a) identity card or other valid identification, the agent applicant shall also submit the certificate of agency;
(2) proof of economic difficulties;
(3) Case materials related to the application for legal aid.
The application shall be in written form and fill in the application form; 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 shall make a written record.
Eighteenth legal aid institutions shall review the application for legal aid after receiving it; 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.
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.