Legal aid is free?

Legal aid lawyers don't charge. Citizens who request state compensation, social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits, pensions and relief funds. If a lawsuit is filed according to law and an agent is not entrusted due to financial difficulties, he may apply to a legal aid institution for legal aid.

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Article 2 of the Regulations on Legal Aid

Citizens who meet the conditions of these regulations may obtain legal services such as legal consultation, agency and criminal defense free of charge in accordance with these regulations.

Article 26

Legal aid institutions and their staff in any of the following circumstances, the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be given disciplinary sanctions according to law:

(a) to provide legal aid to those who do not meet the conditions of legal aid, or to refuse to provide legal aid to those who meet the conditions of legal aid;

(two) handling legal aid cases to collect property;

(three) engaged in paid legal services;

(four) embezzlement and misappropriation of legal aid funds.

The property collected in handling legal aid cases shall be ordered to be returned by the judicial administrative department; The illegal income from engaging in paid legal services shall be confiscated by the judicial administrative department; Those who embezzle, privately divide or misappropriate legal aid funds shall be ordered to recover by the judicial administrative department. If the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.