1. Credit arrears of more than RMB 10000, which are not returned by the issuing bank for more than 3 months after two collections, constitute the crime of credit card fraud, and shall bear criminal responsibility and be sentenced.
If it doesn't belong to the above situation, there will be no criminal responsibility and no imprisonment.
However, no matter how much you owe, if you don't pay it back within the time limit, you will have a bad credit record, which will have a serious impact on your future credit card or loan.
criminal law
Article 196 Whoever commits credit card fraud or theft under any of the following circumstances, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 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 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan or confiscated property:
(a) using a forged credit card, or using a credit card fraudulently obtained with a false identity certificate;
(2) Using an invalid credit card;
(3) Fraudulent use of another person's credit card;
(4) malicious overdraft.
The term "malicious overdraft" as mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to the behavior that the cardholder overdraws beyond the prescribed limit or time limit for the purpose of illegal possession, and refuses to return it after being urged by the issuing bank.
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 three 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.
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.
Malicious overdraft, the amount of which is more than 6,543.8+0,000 yuan but less than 6,543.8+0,000 yuan, shall be deemed as "a large amount" as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law; If the amount is more than 654.38+10,000 yuan and less than 1 10,000 yuan, it shall be deemed as "huge amount" as stipulated in Article 196 of the Criminal Law; If the amount is more than 6,543.8+0,000 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. Does not include compound interest, late fees, handling fees and other fees charged by the issuing bank.