Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Legal Aid Law.
Thirty-eighth to apply for legal aid in litigation matters, the applicant shall apply to the legal aid institution where the case-handling organ is located; For legal aid for non-litigation matters, the applicant shall apply to the legal aid institution where the dispute settlement institution is located or where the cause occurs.
Thirty-ninth criminal suspects, defendants, criminals and compulsory isolation drug addicts in custody apply for legal aid, and the case-handling organs and supervision places shall transfer the application to legal aid institutions within 24 hours.
If a criminal suspect or defendant applies for legal aid such as agency and criminal defense through a lawyer on duty, the lawyer on duty shall transfer the application to a legal aid institution within 24 hours.