How do I apply for legal aid? What are the steps?

Procedures for citizens to apply for legal aid.

1. Citizens applying for legal aid for civil or administrative legal matters shall submit it to the legal aid institution for the location of the obligor or obligated organ. Applications for legal aid in civil litigation attached to criminal cases shall be submitted to the legal aid institution for the location of the people's court (or other judicial organ) hearing the case;

2. The application shall be in written form, fill out the application form, and where it is truly difficult to submit the application in writing, the application may be made orally, and the staff of the legal aid institution or the staff of the relevant institution that transferred the application on their behalf shall make a written record;

3. Citizens applying for legal aid for civil and criminal defense shall submit the following documents and supporting materials:

1) ID card and other valid identification certificates, ** applicant should also submit proof of ** rights;

2) Proof of financial hardship;

3) Case materials related to the matter for which legal aid is being sought.

What can I apply for legal aid?

The Legal Aid Ordinance, which came into force on September 1, 2003, makes it clear that legal aid is a responsibility. According to the provisions of Articles 10 and 11 of Chapter II of the Regulations, citizens who have the following matters and have not retained a person or defender may apply for legal aid or have a defense appointed by the people's court:

1) Requesting state compensation in accordance with law;

2) Requests for social insurance benefits or minimum livelihood security benefits;

3) Requests for the payment of bereavement pensions or relief funds;

4) Requests for alimony, child support, or alimony;

5) Requests for payment of labor remuneration;

6) Asserting civil rights and interests arising from acts of righteousness and courage;

7) The criminal suspect has not retained a lawyer due to financial hardship after being questioned for the first time by the investigating organ or from the date on which compulsory measures are employed;

8) Victims in public prosecution cases, as well as their legally-designated persons or close relatives, have not retained a litigator due to financial hardship since the date on which the case was transferred for review for prosecution;

9) The private prosecutor in a private prosecution case and his legally-designated ** person, since the date on which the case is accepted by the people's court, have not retained a litigant due to financial hardship;

10) In cases where a public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, and the defendant has not retained a defender due to financial hardship or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid;

11) Where the defendant is blind, deaf, mute, or a minor and has not retained a defender, or where the defendant might be sentenced to death but has not retained a defender, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid when the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, and there is no need to conduct a review of the defendant's financial status.

The people** of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may make supplementary provisions on legal aid matters other than those provided for in items 1 through 6. The standards for citizens' economic hardship are to be formulated by the people of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government on the basis of the economic development status of that administrative region and the needs of legal aid undertakings. Where the economic hardship standards for the applicant's domicile are inconsistent with the economic hardship standards for the location of the legal aid institution accepting the application, follow the economic hardship standards for the location of the legal aid institution accepting the application.

The village committee issues a poverty certificate and applies to the judicial bureau.

Legal aid for applying for alimony is in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Aid Regulations, and you can prepare materials to apply to the legal aid agency in your wife's place of residence. If you are not physically able, you can request assistance from your local legal aid agency.

The process of applying for legal aid is as follows: 1. Submit an application to a legal aid institution and provide materials to prove that it meets the requirements for legal aid; 2. After receiving the application, the legal aid institution shall conduct a review; 3. If the traces are complete and meet the statutory requirements, they shall be accepted; 4. Legal aid institutions shall complete the review and make a decision on whether or not to provide legal aid within 5 working days of accepting the legal aid application. Article 17 of the "Legal Aid Regulations" Citizens applying for legal aid for criminal defense shall submit the following documents and supporting materials:

1) ID card or other valid identity certificate, ** applicant shall also submit proof of ** right; (2) Proof of financial hardship; (3) Case materials related to the matter for which legal aid is being applied. The application shall be made in writing and the application form shall be completed; Where it is truly difficult to submit an application in writing, the application may be made orally, and the staff of the legal aid institution or the staff of the relevant institution transferring the application on their behalf shall make a written record.

Since 1 September 2003, the Legal Aid Regulations have come into force, clearly stipulating that legal aid is a responsibility. In accordance with the provisions of Articles 10 and 11 of Chapter II of these Regulations, citizens who have the following matters and have not retained a person or defender may apply to the people's court for legal aid or designate a defense: (1) demand state compensation in accordance with law; (2) Claiming social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits; (3) demand for the payment of pensions and benefits; (4) demand for alimony, alimony, and alimony; (5) Demand payment of labor remuneration; (6) asserting civil rights and interests arising from voluntary acts; (7) The criminal suspect has not hired a lawyer due to financial hardship since the date on which the investigating organ first questioned or compulsory measures were taken; (8) The victim in the public prosecution case and his or her legally-designated person or close relatives have not retained a litigator due to financial difficulties since the date on which the case was transferred for review for prosecution; (9) The private prosecutor and his legally-designated person in a private prosecution case have not retained the defendant to provide financial assistance due to financial difficulties due to financial difficulties or the defendant as the defendant for other reasons due to financial difficulties since the date on which the case is accepted by the people's court; （11）

Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Law, where a criminal suspect or defendant has not retained a defender due to financial hardship or other reasons, he or her close relatives may submit a petition to a legal aid institution for a request for loss.

Where the requirements for legal aid are met, the legal aid institution shall appoint a lawyer to provide them with a defense.

Legal aid refers to a legal guarantee system in which lawyers who organize legal aid by legal aid institutions established by ** provide free legal services to people with financial difficulties or special cases.

Special cases refer to cases where the criminal suspect or defendant is blind, deaf, or mute, or a mentally ill person who has not completely lost the ability to recognize or control his or her own conduct, and has not retained a defender, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, the people's courts, people's procuratorates, and public security organs shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to provide them with a defense. Where criminal suspects or defendants might be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, and have not retained a defender, the people's courts, people's procuratorates, and public security organs shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to provide them with a defense.

According to Articles 10 and 11 of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Legal Aid", citizens who have the following matters and have not retained a person or defender may apply for legal aid or have a defense appointed by the people's court:

1. Requesting compensation from the state in accordance with law.

2. Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum subsistence security benefits.

3. Requests for payment of pensions and relief funds.

4. Requests for alimony, child support, or alimony.

5. Requests for payment of labor remuneration.

6. Asserting civil rights and interests arising from acts of righteousness and courage.

7. Personal injury compensation cases caused by medical accidents, traffic accidents, and work-related accidents.

8. Cases in which the victim requests divorce and compensation for personal injury due to domestic violence, abuse, bigamy, etc.

9. The criminal suspect has not retained a lawyer due to financial hardship after being questioned for the first time by the investigating organ or from the date on which compulsory measures are taken.

10. Victims in public prosecution cases and their legally-designated ** persons or close relatives have not retained a litigant due to financial hardship since the date on which the case was transferred for review for prosecution.

11. The private prosecutor of a private prosecution case and his or her statutory ** person have not retained a litigator due to financial difficulties since the date the case was accepted by the people's court.

12. In cases where a public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, and the defendant has not retained a defender due to financial hardship or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.

13. Where the defendant is blind, deaf, mute, or a minor and has not retained a defender, or where the defendant might be sentenced to death but has not retained a defender, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid when the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, and there is no need to conduct a review of the defendant's financial status.

1. Go to the court or arbitration institution with jurisdiction over the case to file the case first;

2. Bring the notice of case filing and case materials to the local legal aid agency for consultation;

3. After the duty lawyer's preliminary review, if it is found that the requirements for legal aid are met, a "Legal Aid Application Form" will be issued;

4. Fill in the Legal Aid Application Form as required, and submit the following information such as proof of identity and economic status, as well as factual evidence:

1) Valid proof of identity;

2) Proof of family economic status;

3) Materials related to the application for legal aid;

4) Other materials that the legal aid institution deems necessary to provide.

6. The legal aid institution shall make a decision on whether or not to grant legal aid within one day of receiving the migrant worker's application.

(1) Where state compensation is requested, an application is to be submitted to the legal aid institution for the location of the organ with the obligation to compensate.

2) Where a request is made for social insurance benefits, minimum livelihood security benefits, or for the payment of bereavement pensions or relief funds, an application is to be submitted to the legal aid institution for the location of the obligated organ providing social insurance benefits, minimum livelihood security benefits, or bereavement pensions or relief funds.

3) Where a request is made for the payment of alimony, child support, or alimony, an application is to be submitted to the legal aid institution for the domicile of the obligor to pay alimony, child support, or alimony.

4) Where payment of labor remuneration is requested, an application is to be submitted to the legal aid institution for the domicile of the obligor paying labor remuneration.

5) Where civil rights and interests arising from acts of righteousness and courage are asserted, an application is to be submitted to the legal aid institution for the place where the person being requested is domiciled.

6) Where legal aid is applied for in a criminal case, an application shall be submitted to the legal aid institution for the location of the people's court hearing the case. The detention center is to transfer the application of a detained criminal suspect to the legal aid institution within 24 hours, and the relevant documents and supporting materials required to apply for legal aid are to be provided with the assistance of the legally-designated person or close relatives notified by the detention center to the applicant.

Apply for legal aid at the local judicial office.

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Legal Aid Regulations", citizens who do not have a person to retain due to financial difficulties may apply to legal aid institutions for the following matters that require **: (1) requesting state compensation in accordance with law; 2) Requests for social insurance benefits or minimum livelihood security benefits; 3) Requests for the payment of bereavement pensions or relief funds; 4) Requests for alimony, child support, or alimony; 5) Requests for payment of labor remuneration; 6) Asserting civil rights and interests arising from acts of righteousness and courage;

Citizens applying for legal aid for criminal defense shall submit the following documents and supporting materials: (1) ID cards or other valid identification certificates, and applicants shall also submit proof of authority; (2) Proof of financial hardship; (3) Case materials related to the matter for which legal aid is being applied. The application shall be in written form, and the application form shall be filled; Where it is truly difficult to submit an application in writing, the application may be made orally, and the staff of the legal aid institution or the staff of the relevant institution transferring the application on their behalf shall make a written record.