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Duty counsel is available at courthouses throughout the province. For duty counsel hours in your area, <span class="noglossary">contact</span> your local [[Courts of BC]] registry, which are located in the Blue Pages of your phone book under "Government of British Columbia - Court Services."

If you self-identify as Aboriginal you may be able to have your bail or sentencing hearing at the [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1121 First Nations Court] in North Vancouver, Duncan, New Westminster or Kamloops. The First Nations Court has duty counsel who can help you apply to the court to have your case transferred there, and can give you legal advice on or before the day of court. He or she can also help you prepare your [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2957 Gladue] report. For more information, call the [[First Nations Court Duty Counsel |First Nations Court duty counsel]] at 1-877-601-6066.