1. If it is not paid for the time being and can be paid off later, it will only generate interest and late fees.
2. However, if the principal overdraft exceeds 1, yuan, and the repayment is not made after being urged by the bank, criminal punishment may be imposed. The legal basis is as follows:
According to the 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 (Fa Shi [29] No.19):
Article 6 If a cardholder overdraws beyond the prescribed limit or within the prescribed time limit for the purpose of illegal possession, and fails to return it for more than 3 months after being repeatedly urged by the issuing bank, it shall be deemed as "malicious overdraft" as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law. Malicious overdraft, the amount of which is more than 1, yuan but less than 1, yuan, shall be deemed as "a large amount" as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law; If the amount is more than 1, yuan but less than 1 million yuan, it shall be deemed as "a huge amount" as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law; If the amount is more than 1 million yuan, it shall be deemed as "extremely huge amount" as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law. The amount of malicious overdraft refers to the amount that the cardholder refuses to return or has not returned under the conditions stipulated in the first paragraph. Excluding compound interest, late fees, handling fees, etc.
Article 196 of the Criminal Law, if the card-issuing bank engages in credit card fraud under any of the following circumstances, if the amount is relatively large, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than 2, yuan but not more than 2, yuan; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined not less than 5, yuan but not more than 5, yuan; If the amount is especially huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 1 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 5, yuan but not more than 5, yuan, or his property shall be confiscated: < P > (1) using a forged credit card or using a credit card fraudulently obtained with false identification;
(2) using an invalid credit card;
(3) fraudulent use of another person's credit card;
(4) malicious overdraft.