"Public Security Organs Handling Criminal Cases Procedural Provisions"
Article 41 The public security organs in the first interrogation of criminal suspects or criminal suspects to take coercive measures, the suspect shall be informed of the right to appoint a lawyer as a defender, and to inform him or her that if he or she does not appoint a defense lawyer due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or she may apply for legal aid to a legal aid institution. legal aid. The circumstances of the notification shall be recorded.