Legal basis: Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Impairment of Credit Card Management Article 6 If a cardholder overdraws beyond the prescribed limit or time limit for the purpose of illegal possession and fails to return it for more than 3 months after repeated reminders from the issuing bank, it shall be deemed as "malicious overdraft" as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law. In any of the following circumstances, it shall be deemed as "for the purpose of illegal possession" as stipulated in the second paragraph of Article 196th of the Criminal Law:
(a) knowing that there is no repayment ability and a large amount of overdraft can not be returned;
(two) squandering overdraft funds, unable to return;
(3) Escaping after overdraft, changing contact information and avoiding bank collection;
(4) evading or transferring funds, concealing property or evading repayment;
(five) the use of overdraft funds for illegal and criminal activities;
(six) other acts of illegal possession of funds and refusal to return them.