The characteristics of legal aid in China are as follows:
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 act 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 collects the legal service fee from the recipient, and the court reduces the litigation fee such as the case acceptance fee to 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.
The materials required to apply for legal aid are as follows:
1, ID card or other valid identification, and the agent applicant shall also submit the agent certificate;
2. Proof of economic difficulties. As can be seen from the above introduction, one of the important purposes of establishing a legal aid system is to ensure that people with financial difficulties can afford lawyers or other legal service agents and afford lawsuits. Therefore, generally speaking, when applying for legal aid, citizens must provide materials that can prove their financial difficulties. However, in some cases, proof of financial difficulties may not be provided;
3. The case materials related to applying for legal aid are mainly materials that can prove the case. At present, legal aid can't cover all the legal needs of people in difficulty, and the matters that can get legal aid are mainly those closely related to people's production and life. Matters applying for legal aid must conform to the scope prescribed by law, and legal aid institutions will make judgments based on the materials provided. If the legal aid institution considers that the submitted documents and supporting materials are incomplete, it may request necessary supplements or explanations. If the application is not supplemented or explained as required, it shall be deemed as withdrawal of the application.
Legal basis: Article 3 of the Regulations on Legal Aid stipulates that
Legal aid is the responsibility of the government. People's governments at or above the county level should 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.