Legal Aid Law

Legal Aid Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国法律援助法

[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; China Law Translate]

(adopted Aug. 20, 2021, effective Jan. 1, 2022)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2020, 2021
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Aug. 17–20, 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: June 7–10, 2021 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: June 10–July 9, 2021
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Jan. 20–22, 2021 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: Jan. 27–Feb. 25, 2021
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(6): 1149–1162]
  • Explanation (Jan. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (June 7, 2021)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Aug. 17, 2021)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Aug. 19, 2021)
  • Presidential Order (Aug. 29, 2021)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Codifies Three-Child Policy, Expands Legal Aid & Updates Military Service Law and Physicians Law (Aug. 24, 2021)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety (Jan. 12, 2021)

Last updated: August 3, 2025, 00:26 EDT