Article 272

①The court must, when prosecution has been instituted, inform the defendant without delay that the defendant may appoint defense counsel and that when the defendant is unable to personally appoint defense counsel because of indigence or other reasons, said defendant may request the court to appoint defense counsel for said defendant; provided however, that this does not apply when the defendant already has defense counsel.

②The court must, when notifying the defendant that said defendant may request the appointment of defense counsel pursuant to the preceding paragraph, inform the defendant that said defendant must submit a report on personal financial resources, and if the defendant's financial resources are equal to or exceed the base amount, the defendant must have first requested a bar association (the bar association to which the request under Article 31-2, paragraph (1) in accordance with Article 36-3, paragraph (1) is to be made) to appoint defense counsel except in cases where a defense counsel is required under this Code.