First of all, legal aid is free.
Citizens who need an agent for the following matters due to economic difficulties 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.
Two, China legal aid has the following characteristics:
1. Legal aid is the responsibility of the state and the behavior of the government, which is organized and implemented by the legal aid agency established by the government. It embodies the obligations of the state and the government to citizens.
2. Legal aid is a legal and institutionalized behavior and an important part of the national social security system.
3 recipients are persons with financial difficulties, the disabled, the weak or special objects designated by the people's court.
4. The legal aid institution shall reduce or exempt the legal service fee for the recipient, and the court shall reduce or exempt the case acceptance fee and other litigation fees for the recipient.
5. The forms of legal aid include both litigation legal services and non-litigation legal services. Mainly take the following forms: criminal defense and criminal agency; Agents in civil and administrative litigation; Non-litigation legal affairs agency; Notarial certificate.
Three. Scope of assistance
According to Articles 10 and 11 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Legal Aid [1], if a citizen has the following matters and has not entrusted an agent or a defender, he may apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend:
1, request state compensation according to law.
2. Request for social insurance benefits or minimum living security.
3. Request for pensions and relief funds.
4. Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony.
5. Requesting payment of labor remuneration.
6. Advocate the civil rights and interests arising from the courageous deeds.
7 cases of personal injury compensation caused by medical accidents, traffic accidents and industrial accidents.
8. Due to domestic violence, abuse, bigamy, etc. Cases in which the victim asks for divorce and personal injury compensation.
9. The criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after the investigation organ makes the first inquiry or takes compulsory measures.
10. 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.
1 1. 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.
12. In a case where a public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons. If the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.
13. If the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor without a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death without 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.
The following cases or matters, the legal aid center shall not provide legal aid, including:
1. A civil action or criminal private prosecution case caused by the applicant's fault liability infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of others.
2 administrative litigation cases caused by the fault of the applicant.
3. The applicant can't provide evidence related to litigation, and can't investigate the case of collecting evidence.
4, can be handled by administrative organs without litigation.
5. Cases and legal procedures are simple, and it is usually unnecessary to hire legal service personnel to represent cases.
6. Cases where legal remedies have been exhausted.
7. The applicant defrauds legal aid without providing supporting materials or issuing false certificates.
8, approved by the competent department, the legal aid center announced that other cases will not be accepted.
The answer to the question whether legal aid is free is yes. Citizens who meet certain conditions and have not entrusted an agent or defender may apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend themselves. Therefore, they can't apply for free legal aid because of family difficulties, but they must also meet certain conditions and aim at specific cases. The issues involved in legal aid are more professional and are also issues of concern to everyone.