Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law
Article 144 All kinds of property and documents found in investigation activities that can prove the criminal suspect's guilt or innocence shall be sealed up and detained; Property and documents irrelevant to the case shall not be sealed up or detained.
Article 145 If it is found that the seized or detained property, documents, mails, telegrams or frozen deposits, remittances, bonds, stocks, fund shares and other property are really irrelevant to the case, the seizure, seizure and freezing shall be lifted within three days and returned.
Extended data:
Freezing period:
Up to six months.
According to the Joint Notice of the People's Bank of the Supreme People's Court and the People's Bank of China on Inquiring, Freezing and Deducting Bank Deposits of Institutions and Groups, the maximum period for freezing corporate deposits is no more than 6 months. If there are special reasons for the extension, the people's court shall go to the bank to continue the freezing procedures before the expiration; Failing to go through the formalities of continuing to freeze within the time limit, it is deemed to be automatically unfrozen.
Other requirements:
All kinds of property and documents found in investigation activities that can prove the criminal suspect's guilt or innocence shall be sealed up and detained; Property and documents irrelevant to the case shall not be sealed up or detained.
The seized and detained property and documents shall be properly kept or sealed, and shall not be used, exchanged or damaged.
The seized or detained property and documents shall be checked clearly with the witnesses present and the holders of the seized or detained property and documents, and a list shall be made on the spot in duplicate, which shall be signed or sealed by the investigators, witnesses and holders, one for the holder and one for future reference.
When investigators think it necessary to seize the mail and telegram of a criminal suspect, they may, with the approval of the public security organ or the people's procuratorate, notify the post and telecommunications organs to hand over the relevant mail and telegram for inspection and seizure.
When it is no longer necessary to detain, it shall immediately notify the post and telecommunications organs.
Database of laws and regulations-People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Procedure Law