1. The criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after the first interrogation by the investigation organ or the date when compulsory measures are taken;
2. The victims of public prosecution cases and their legal representatives or close relatives have not entrusted agents ad litem due to financial difficulties;
3. After the people's court accepted the case of private prosecution, the private prosecutor and his legal representative failed to entrust an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties;
4. In the case where the public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons. If the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.
The main scope of legal aid is criminal defense and criminal agency, civil and administrative litigation agency, non-litigation legal affairs agency, notarization, legal consultation, drafting legal documents and other forms of legal services.
Legal basis: Legal Aid Ordinance
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 subsidizing teaching;
(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 consultation 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 the first interrogation by the investigation organ or after 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.
(3) Since the people's court accepted the case of private prosecution, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties.