Supplementary Provisions, Article 8

①A public prosecutor or judicial police officer may, even before the item (iv) Effective Date, notify a suspect who is arrested, or for whom a detention warrant has been issued, in a case other than a case prescribed in Article 37-2, paragraph (1) of the Act Before Amendment by Article 2 of the item (iv) Effective Date, and inform the suspect that, on or after the item (iv) Effective Date, if a suspect for whom a request for detention is made or a detention warrant has been issued is unable to personally appoint a defense counsel due to indigence or any other grounds, the suspect may request a judge to appoint a defense counsel; that when requesting the judge to appoint the defense counsel, the suspect must submit a report on personal financial resources; and that when the suspect's Financial Resources are equal to or more than the base amount, the suspect must have first requested a bar association to appoint the defense counsel.

②A suspect who has been informed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph need not be informed again with regard to that case pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article.