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==Legal help== | ==Legal help== | ||
If you do not have a lawyer for a proceeding under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, you will be able to get a lawyer through Legal Aid. The telephone numbers for the Lawyer Referral Service, Legal Aid, and individual lawyers are in the telephone book. | If you do not have a lawyer for a proceeding under the ''Youth Criminal Justice Act'', you will be able to get a lawyer through Legal Aid. The telephone numbers for the Lawyer Referral Service, Legal Aid, and individual lawyers are in the telephone book. | ||
If you are in police custody, you can call a 24-hour emergency number for legal advice. In Vancouver and the lower mainland, call 1.866.458.5500. Elsewhere in BC, call 1.866.458.3300. Usually, a lawyer will answer your call right away. If you cannot get through at that number, call 1.250.882.9451 and leave a message. A lawyer will try to phone you back within 30 minutes. | If you are in police custody, you can call a 24-hour emergency number for legal advice. In Vancouver and the lower mainland, call 1.866.458.5500. Elsewhere in BC, call 1.866.458.3300. Usually, a lawyer will answer your call right away. If you cannot get through at that number, call 1.250.882.9451 and leave a message. A lawyer will try to phone you back within 30 minutes. | ||