APPROVAL OF LEGAL AID ORGANIZATION

Legal aid organizations that provide a majority of their legal services to the indigent and use law student interns under this chapter must be approved by the Supreme Court of Florida. A legal aid organization seeking approval must file a petition with the clerk of the court certifying that it is a nonprofit organization and stating with specificity the:

(a) structure of the organization and whether it accepts funds from its clients;

(b) major sources of funds used by the organization;

(c) criteria used to determine potential clients’ eligibility for legal services performed by the organization;

(d) types of legal and nonlegal services performed by the organization; and

(e) names of all Florida Bar members who are employed by the organization or who regularly perform legal work for the organization. Legal aid organizations under this chapter are under a continuing duty to notify the court promptly of any significant modification to their structure or sources of funds.