How long will Lao Lai be detained if he doesn't pay back the money?

If Lao Lai doesn't pay back the money, the public security organs generally don't catch it. The targets of arrest are criminal suspects and defendants, while arrears disputes are civil disputes, which are generally resolved through negotiation, application for arbitration, or prosecution in court.

legal ground

Article 2 of the Arbitration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Contract disputes and other property rights disputes between citizens, legal persons and other organizations with equal subjects may be arbitrated.

Article 64 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The parties have the responsibility to provide evidence for their claims.

Article 120

The prosecution shall submit a complaint to the people's court, and submit copies according to the number of defendants.

Article 236

A legally effective civil judgment or ruling must be fulfilled by the parties concerned. If one party refuses to perform, the other party may apply to the people's court for execution, or the judge may transfer it to the person subjected to execution for execution.

Article 242

If the person subjected to execution fails to perform the obligations specified in the legal documents according to the notice of execution, the people's court has the right to inquire about the deposits, bonds, stocks, fund shares and other property of the person subjected to execution from the relevant units. The people's court has the right to seal up, freeze, transfer or change the property of the person subjected to execution according to different circumstances.