1. How can a legal aid center apply for a free lawyer?
Applicants can apply for assistance directly in the municipal legal aid center or the legal aid institutions of all districts and counties in the city. Please check the detailed address and telephone number of this institution, or fill out the legal aid application form online to apply for assistance. Legal aid is a system that provides completely free legal help for the parties in financial difficulties or special cases. The forms of service can be legal consultation, drafting legal documents, providing criminal defense, civil and administrative litigation agency, non-litigation legal affairs agency, etc. The purpose is to ensure that citizens will not be at a disadvantage before the law because of lack of economic ability or weak position, so as to protect their legitimate rights and interests. The Regulations on Legal Aid came into effect on September 1 2003, and it is clear that legal aid is the responsibility of the government. According to the provisions of Articles 10 and 11 of Chapter II of the Regulations, if a citizen has the following matters and does not entrust an agent or a defender, he may apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend him: (1) Requesting state compensation according to law; (2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits; (3) Requesting pensions and relief funds; (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; (seven) the criminal suspect has not hired a lawyer because of financial difficulties after being questioned by the investigation organ for the first time or since the date when compulsory measures are taken; (eight) 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; (nine) 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; (10) If the defendant fails to appoint a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid; (11) 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. 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 specified in Items 1 to 6. The standards of citizens' financial difficulties shall be formulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to the needs of economic development and legal aid in their respective administrative regions. Where the standard of financial hardship of the applicant's domicile is inconsistent with that of the legal aid institution that accepts the application, the standard of financial hardship of the legal aid institution that accepts the application shall prevail.
Second, how to apply for legal aid?
When the people's court appoints defense and criminal legal aid cases, it shall notify the legal aid institution, which shall be responsible for appointing defense lawyers for criminal defendants. Legal aid for criminal litigation cases and other litigation cases without designated defense shall be applied by the applicant to the legal aid institution with jurisdiction in our hospital. For other non-litigation legal affairs, the applicant shall apply to the legal aid institution where his domicile or work unit is located. The application shall be made in writing, and the following materials shall be submitted:
(1) Identity card, household registration certificate or temporary residence permit;
(two) the financial status of the applicant and family members issued by the relevant units;
(three) the basic situation of applying for legal aid;
(four) other materials that the legal aid institution deems necessary.
If the applicant is a minor or a person without civil capacity, his guardian shall apply for it on his behalf. On behalf of the applicant, the agency qualification certificate shall be submitted.
3. Which department should I seek legal aid from?
You can apply for legal aid from the legal aid center. Legal aid institutions are institutions responsible for organizing, guiding, coordinating, supervising and implementing legal aid work in their own regions, collectively referred to as "legal aid centers". The Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China has a legal aid center to guide and coordinate the legal aid work throughout the country. Judicial administrative organs at all levels should actively report to the Party committee and government, strive for the support of relevant departments, set up legal aid centers as soon as possible, and guide, coordinate and organize legal aid work in their own regions. Where there is no legal aid center, the judicial bureau shall appoint personnel as legal aid centers. Law firms, notary offices and grassroots legal service institutions shall implement legal aid under the unified coordination of local legal aid centers. Legal aid activities carried out by other organizations and schools shall be subject to the guidance and supervision of the local legal aid center.
You can apply for legal aid from the legal aid center. The above is a detailed introduction to how to apply for a free lawyer in the legal aid center. If you have any other legal questions, welcome to the online legal consultation platform. Our online lawyer will give you professional answers.