Legal aid refers to a legal guarantee system in which legal aid agencies set up by the government organize legal aid personnel to provide free legal services to the parties in financial difficulties or special cases. Special case means that according to Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the defendant in a criminal case is blind, deaf or dumb, or the minor has not entrusted a defender, or the defendant may be sentenced to death without entrusting a defender, and should receive legal aid. Application method of legal aid: You can apply to the Legal Aid Center of the District Judicial Bureau. In criminal proceedings, citizens can apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions under any of the following circumstances: the criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after the first inquiry by the investigation organ or after compulsory measures are taken; Two, the victims of public prosecution cases and their legal representatives or close relatives, since the date of the case transferred for review and prosecution, due to financial difficulties, did not entrust an agent ad litem; 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; Four, the public prosecutor appeared in court to prosecute the case, the defendant did not entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, and the people's court appointed a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid; 5. If the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor and has not entrusted a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death and has not entrusted a defender, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial situation. Attachment: Requirements for Applying for Legal Aid 1. If a citizen fails to entrust an agent to handle the following matters that need to be represented due to financial difficulties, he may apply for legal aid from a legal aid institution: (1) requesting state compensation; (2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits; (3) Requesting pensions and relief; (4) Requesting to pay alimony and alimony; (5) Requesting payment of labor remuneration; (6) The right of claim for civil rights and interests arising from the courageous act; And (2) citizens may apply to legal aid institutions for legal aid in criminal proceedings under any of the following circumstances: (1) (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 review and prosecution. (three) since the case of private prosecution was accepted by the people's court, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties. Third, if the public prosecutor appears in court to prosecute a case, and the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid. Fourth, if the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor without a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death without a defender, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial situation.