As ordinary people, we are often at a loss because of the lack of legal awareness, so we need lawyers to solve disputes on our behalf. However, due to their own economic reasons, individual groups cannot protect their legitimate rights and interests by hiring lawyers. Therefore, the state has established a special legal aid system to provide free legal services for the disadvantaged groups with financial difficulties. So, what are the conditions for free legal aid? Let's take a look with Bian Xiao.
Legal aid provides free legal services for vulnerable groups such as financial difficulties, and lawyers who provide legal aid may not charge any fees to their clients. Even if the office expenses such as transportation, meals and data copying are paid by the government.
(a) citizens can apply for legal aid as long as they meet the following conditions:
1, which has sufficient reasons to prove that it really needs legal help to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests;
2, due to economic difficulties, unable or completely unable to pay legal service fees; (The standards for citizens' financial difficulties shall be implemented by all localities with reference to the provisions of local government departments).
3. The application matters are in line with the scope of legal aid.
Who can apply for legal aid?
1, disabled/minors
The defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor and has not entrusted a defender.
2, the elderly
Article 55 of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly stipulates that if it is really difficult for the elderly to file a lawsuit to pay legal fees because their legitimate rights and interests have been infringed, they can reduce, postpone or waive the payment, and they can get legal aid.
3. Defendants who may be sentenced to death
If a criminal defendant who may be sentenced to death fails to entrust a defense lawyer, he shall obtain legal aid.
4. Foreigners
In criminal cases, if the defendant of foreign nationality has not entrusted a defender and the people's court appoints a lawyer to defend him, he can get legal aid.
(3) How to apply for legal aid? Ways to apply for legal aid:
1. Residents in the jurisdiction can apply to the street legal aid workstation first, and then report to the district legal aid center for approval and assignment;
2. Non-litigation legal affairs that do not need to be solved by the court shall be accepted by the legal aid center where the applicant is located or where the work unit is located;
3. If two or more legal aid centers have jurisdiction over the same case, it shall be under the jurisdiction of the aid center that first accepted the application.
(4) What supporting materials should I bring to apply for legal aid?
(1) Resident ID card, household registration certificate or temporary residence permit;
(2) street (township), the labor department and the relevant units issued by the applicant and his family members;
(3) Basic information about the application for assistance and relevant case materials;
(4) Notice of filing a case by a court or arbitration institution;
(five) other materials required by the legal aid center. If the applicant is a minor or a person without legal capacity, his guardian shall apply on his behalf and submit a power of attorney.
To sum up, what are the conditions for free legal aid? One is to make sure that your legitimate rights and interests really need legal help, and the other is that you really can't afford legal services because of financial difficulties. Satisfying the above two conditions will meet the conditions of free legal aid. Free legal aid is a public welfare undertaking that the state and the government help the disadvantaged groups with financial difficulties to solve legal disputes. Through this measure, more people can get legal help, and the legal society can be further developed and improved.