Do I have to hire a lawyer to get bail?

The law does not force you to hire a lawyer. You can entrust a lawyer to represent you or apply for legal aid yourself. Bail pending trial is only one of the compulsory measures in China. Being able to obtain bail pending trial does not mean that criminal suspects and defendants do not need to be investigated for criminal responsibility. If the criminal suspect or defendant is found to have criminal facts through investigation, the court will eventually make corresponding punishment according to the case. According to the Provisions of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security on Relevant Issues Concerning the Application of Criminal Compulsory Measures, the People's Procuratorate decided to release a criminal suspect on bail pending trial. Fifteen days before the expiration of the period of bail pending trial, the public security organ responsible for execution shall notify the people's procuratorate that made the decision. The people's procuratorate shall, before the expiration of the time limit for obtaining a guarantor pending trial, make a decision to lift the guarantor pending trial or change the compulsory measures, and notify the public security organ to implement it. If the people's procuratorate decides to release a criminal suspect on bail pending trial, and the criminal suspect has not violated the provisions of Article 56 of the Criminal Procedure Law during the period of bail pending trial, and has not intentionally committed another crime, the people's procuratorate shall notify the public security organ to refund the deposit when he is released on bail pending trial. Legal basis: Article 67 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs may obtain a guarantor pending trial for a criminal suspect or defendant under any of the following circumstances: (1) Those who may be sentenced to public surveillance, criminal detention or independently apply additional punishment; (two) may be sentenced to more than fixed-term imprisonment, bail will not cause social danger; (3) A woman who is seriously ill, unable to take care of herself, pregnant or breast-feeding her baby is released on bail pending trial, which will not cause social danger; (four) the detention period expires, the case has not yet been settled, and it is necessary to get a bail pending trial. Bail pending trial shall be executed by the public security organ. Article 68 When people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs decide to release a criminal suspect or defendant on bail pending trial, they shall order the criminal suspect or defendant to put forward a guarantor or pay a deposit.