For the following persons: if the defendant of foreign nationality in a criminal case has not entrusted a defender and the people's court entrusts a lawyer to defend him, legal aid can be obtained. Criminal defendants, criminal suspects, blind, deaf, dumb and minors who have not entrusted defense lawyers shall receive legal aid. Other disabled and elderly people who are criminal defendants or criminal suspects and are unable to hire a defense lawyer due to financial difficulties can get legal aid. If a criminal defendant who may be sentenced to death fails to entrust a defense lawyer, he shall obtain legal aid. There are good reasons to prove that they need help to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. Due to financial difficulties, unable or completely unable to pay legal service fees.
regulations of the people's republic of china on legal aid
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.
Eleventh in criminal proceedings, under any of the following circumstances, citizens can apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions:
(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 examination and prosecution;
(three) since the case of private prosecution was accepted by the people's court, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties.