Article 34

If a criminal suspect or a defendant has not entrusted any defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or his close relatives may file an application with the legal aid institutions for help. To those who meet the requirements for legal aids, the legal aid institutions shall designate lawyers as their defenders.

If a criminal suspect or a defendant is blind, deaf or mute, or suffers from psychosis so that he does not lose his ability completely to identify or control his behaviors and has not entrusted any defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institutions to designate a lawyer as his defender.

Where there is possibility that a criminal suspect or defendant be sentenced to life imprisonment or death so that he has not entrusted any defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public organ shall notify the legal aid institutions to designate a lawyer as his defender.

Article 37

If the defense lawyer holding a lawyer's practice certificate, a certificate issued by a law firm or an official letter issued by the legal aid institutions request to meet the criminal suspect or defendant, the detention center shall arrange the interview within 48 hours.

Article 267

Where a minor criminal suspect or defendant has not entrusted any defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate or the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institutions to designate a lawyer to undertake the defense.

Article 286

After the people's court accepts the application of compulsory medical treatment, a collegial panel shall be formed to conduct the trial.

When the people's court tries a case involving compulsory medical treatment, it shall notify the legal representative of the applied person or defendant to appear on the scene. If the applied person or defendant has not entrusted an agent ad litem, the people's court shall notify the legal aid institutions to designate a lawyer to provide legal aid to him.

This English translation of articles of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China may only be used as a reference. The original Chinese shall prevail in any interpretation of the materials herein.