Chương III Luật trợ giúp pháp lý 2006: Tổ chức thực hiện trợ giúp pháp lý

Chapter III

LEGAL AID-PROVIDING ORGANIZATIONS

Article 13.- Legal aid-providing organizations

1. Legal aid-providing organizations include state legal aid centers and legal aid-participating organizations.

2. Legal aid-participating organizations include:

a/ Law-practicing organizations;

b/ Legal counseling organizations of socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, socio-professional organizations (below collectively referred to as legal counseling organizations).

Article 14.- State legal aid centers

1. State legal aid centers are set up under decisions of provincial/municipal People's Committees.

2. State legal aid centers are non-business units attached to provincial/municipal Justice Services, have the legal persons status, their own seals, head offices and accounts. Payrolls and funds for operation of state legal aid centers are decided by provincial/municipal People's Committees.

3. A state legal aid center has a director, a deputy director and legal aid professionals. Directors of state legal aid centers are appointed, removed from office or dismissed by provincial/municipal People's Committee presidents.

Article 15.- Rights and obligations of state legal aid centers

1. To provide legal aid.

2. To request concerned agencies and organizations to coordinate and supply information and documents on legal aid cases.

3. To pay compensations for damage caused by their faults during the process of providing legal aid.

4. To make reports and statistics on legal aid according to regulations.

5. To settle complaints according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 49 of this Law.

6. To settle disputes over legal aid.

7. To make recommendations on matters related to law enforcement.

Article 16.- Branches of state legal aid centers

1. Based on the demands and practical conditions of localities, presidents of provincial/municipal People's Committees shall decide to establish branches of state legal aid centers at the request of directors of provincial/municipal Justice Services.

2. Branches of state legal aid centers are dependents units of these centers. State legal aid centers are accountable for all operations of their branches. A branch is headed by a legal aid professional who shall be appointed, removed from office or dismissed by the director of the provincial/municipal Justice Service.

Article 17.- Registration for participation in legal aid services by law-practicing organizations and legal counseling organizations

1. Law-practicing organizations and legal counseling organizations that participate in legal aid services shall make written registration of the scope, forms and domains of legal aid with the provincial/municipal Justice Services which have issued their operation registration certificates.

2. The registration for participation in legal aid services is made according to a set form in compliance with the scope, forms and domains of law stated in the operation registration certificate.

Article 18.- Rights and obligations of law-practicing organizations and legal counseling organizations participating in legal aid services

1. To provide legal aid in accordance with their legal aid participation registration certificates.

2. To request concerned agencies and organizations to supply information and documents related to legal aid cases.

3. To compensate for damage caused by their faults during the process of providing legal aid.

4. To make reports and statistics on legal aid according to regulations.

5. To settle disputes over legal aid.

6. To make recommendations on matters related to law enforcement.

Article 19.- Termination of participation in legal aid services by law-practicing organizations and legal counseling organizations

1. Law-practicing organizations or legal counseling organizations terminate their participation in legal aid services in the following cases:

a/ They terminate their participation in legal aid services at their own will;

b/ They are not allowed to further participate in legal aid services in cases of causing serious consequences or committing violations though having been administratively sanctioned according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 48 of this Law;

c/ They terminate their operation in accordance with law.

2. When terminating their participation in legal aid services, law-practicing organizations or legal counseling organizations shall notify it to the provincial/municipal Justice Services with which they have registered for participation in legal aid services, transfer dossiers of legal aid cases they are handling to state legal aid centers in localities where they have registered for participation in legal aid services, and perform related obligations.