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Law of 5 August 2015 on free legal aid, free citizen counselling and legal education
Ustawa z dnia 5 sierpnia 2015 r. o nieodpłatnej pomocy prawnej, nieodpłatnym poradnictwie obywatelskim oraz edukacji prawnej
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2015-08-05
Entry into force
2016-01-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
advocacygovernment administrationlegal aidlegal advisorspublic benefit activitiesvolunteering
Related acts
Implementing Regulations (17)
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 13, 2025, amending the regulation on free legal aid and free citizen advice
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 10 September 2025 on the amount of the base amount in 2026
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of September 23, 2024, amending the regulation on free legal aid and free citizen counseling
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 30, 2024, on the amount of the base amount in 2025
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 3, 2023, on the amount of the base amount in 2024
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 14, 2022, on the amount of the base amount in 2023
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 28, 2021 amending the regulation on free legal aid and free civic advice
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 30, 2021 on the amount of the base amount in 2022
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 26 August 2020 on the amount of the base amount in 2021
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 20 August 2020 amending the regulation on free legal aid and free civic advice
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 27 September 2019 on the amount of the base amount in 2020
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 21, 2018 on free legal aid and free citizen advice
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 5 September 2018 on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid in 2019
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 11, 2017, on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid in 2018
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 22, 2016, amending the regulation on the method of providing and documenting free legal aid
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 2, 2016, on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 15, 2015, on the method of providing and documenting free legal aid
Amending Acts (8)
- Law of 4 November 2016 on support for pregnant women and families "For Life" · 2017-01-01
- Law of November 9, 2018, on Rural Women's Circles · 2018-11-29
- Law of 15 June 2018 on the amendment of the law on free legal aid and legal education and certain other laws · 2019-01-01
- Act of May 14, 2020, on amending certain acts regarding protective measures in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus · 2020-05-16
- Law of June 19, 2020, on subsidies for interest on bank loans granted to entrepreneurs affected by the effects of COVID-19 and on simplified approval proceedings in connection with the occurrence of COVID-19 · 2020-06-24
- Law of 21 January 2021 amending the law on special solutions related to the prevention, counteraction and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crises caused by them, and certain other laws · 2021-01-26
- Law of June 14, 2024, on the protection of whistleblowers · 2024-09-25
- Law of August 5, 2025, on the amendment of the law on free legal aid, free citizen counseling, and legal education · 2026-01-01
Amended Acts (4)
- Law of April 24, 2003, on public benefit activities and volunteering · 2015-08-31
- Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments. · 2015-08-31
- Law of July 6, 1982 on Legal Advisors. · 2015-08-31
- Law of May 26, 1982 on Advocacy. · 2015-08-31
Information on Consolidated Text (6)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 9 January 2026 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on free legal aid, free citizen counselling and legal education
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 10, 2024, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on free legal aid, free civic advice and legal education
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 18, 2021, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on free legal aid, free citizen counselling and legal education
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 18, 2020, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on free legal aid, free citizen counseling, and legal education
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 17 January 2019 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on free legal aid, free civic advice and legal education
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 13, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on free legal aid and legal education
References (6)
- Law of December 5, 2014 on the Large Family Card
- Law of August 19, 2011, on veterans of operations outside the state borders
- Law of August 27, 2009, on public finance
- Law of 12 March 2004 on social assistance
- Law of January 24, 1991, on combatants and certain persons who are victims of war and post-war repressions.
- Law of June 26, 1974, Labour Code.
Acts referring to this act
- Amending Acts: Law of July 6, 1982 on Legal Advisors.
- Amending Acts: Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments.
- Amending Acts: Law of May 26, 1982 on Advocacy.
- Amending Acts: Law of April 24, 2003, on public benefit activities and volunteering
- Amended Acts: Law of August 5, 2025, on the amendment of the law on free legal aid, free citizen counseling, and legal education
- Amended Acts: Law of June 14, 2024, on the protection of whistleblowers
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 January 2021 amending the law on special solutions related to the prevention, counteraction and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crises caused by them, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 19, 2020, on subsidies for interest on bank loans granted to entrepreneurs affected by the effects of COVID-19 and on simplified approval proceedings in connection with the occurrence of COVID-19
- Amended Acts: Act of May 14, 2020, on amending certain acts regarding protective measures in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 June 2018 on the amendment of the law on free legal aid and legal education and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 9, 2018, on Rural Women's Circles
- Amended Acts: Law of 4 November 2016 on support for pregnant women and families "For Life"
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 23, 2015, Rules of Procedure of Common Courts
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 2, 2016, on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 28, 2021 amending the regulation on free legal aid and free civic advice
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of September 23, 2024, amending the regulation on free legal aid and free citizen counseling
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 10 September 2025 on the amount of the base amount in 2026
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 30, 2021 on the amount of the base amount in 2022
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 26 August 2020 on the amount of the base amount in 2021
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 30, 2024, on the amount of the base amount in 2025
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 20 August 2020 amending the regulation on free legal aid and free civic advice
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 13, 2025, amending the regulation on free legal aid and free citizen advice
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 27 September 2019 on the amount of the base amount in 2020
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 15, 2015, on the method of providing and documenting free legal aid
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 21, 2018 on free legal aid and free citizen advice
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 5 September 2018 on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid in 2019
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 3, 2023, on the amount of the base amount in 2024
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 11, 2017, on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid in 2018
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 22, 2016, amending the regulation on the method of providing and documenting free legal aid
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 14, 2022, on the amount of the base amount in 2023
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 20 August 2020 amending the regulation on free legal aid and free civic advice
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 13, 2025, amending the regulation on free legal aid and free citizen advice
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 10 September 2025 on the amount of the base amount in 2026
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of September 23, 2024, amending the regulation on free legal aid and free citizen counseling
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 30, 2024, on the amount of the base amount in 2025
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 3, 2023, on the amount of the base amount in 2024
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of October 14, 2022, on the amount of the base amount in 2023
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 28, 2021 amending the regulation on free legal aid and free civic advice
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 30, 2021 on the amount of the base amount in 2022
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 26 August 2020 on the amount of the base amount in 2021
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 27 September 2019 on the amount of the base amount in 2020
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 21, 2018 on free legal aid and free citizen advice
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 5 September 2018 on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid in 2019
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 11, 2017, on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid in 2018
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 22, 2016, amending the regulation on the method of providing and documenting free legal aid
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 2, 2016, on the amount of the base amount constituting the basis for determining the amount of subsidies for financing the task of providing free legal aid
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 15, 2015, on the method of providing and documenting free legal aid
- Consolidated Text for an Act: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 17 January 2019 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on free legal aid, free civic advice and legal education
- Consolidated Text for an Act: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 10, 2024, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on free legal aid, free civic advice and legal education
- Consolidated Text for an Act: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 9 January 2026 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on free legal aid, free citizen counselling and legal education