Legal basis: Legal Aid Ordinance
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in order to ensure that citizens with financial difficulties obtain necessary legal services and promote and standardize legal aid work.
Article 2 Citizens who meet the requirements of these Regulations may obtain legal services such as legal consultation, agency and criminal defense free of charge in accordance with these Regulations.
Article 3 Legal aid is the responsibility of the government, and the people's governments at or above the county level shall 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.
The funds for legal aid shall be used for special purposes, and shall be subject to the supervision of the financial and auditing departments.
Article 4 The judicial administrative department of the State Council shall supervise and administer the national legal aid work. The judicial administrative departments of local people's governments at or above the county level shall supervise and administer the legal aid work within their respective administrative areas.
All china lawyers association and local lawyers' associations shall, in accordance with the articles of association of the lawyers' associations, assist in the legal aid work implemented in accordance with these regulations.