How long will public funds not be recorded?

Legal analysis: as long as there is the purpose of illegal possession of public funds, it is generally not returned for more than three months, and it is suspected of misappropriation of public funds.

Legal basis: Article 384 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), any state functionary who, by taking advantage of his position, misappropriates public funds for personal use for illegal activities, or misappropriates a large amount of public funds for profit-making activities, or misappropriates a large amount of public funds for more than three months and fails to pay them back, shall be punished as corruption and sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years. Whoever misappropriates a huge amount of public funds and fails to return it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment. Whoever misappropriates funds and materials for disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood control, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration and relief for personal use shall be given a heavier punishment.