2. According to Article 236 of the Procedures for Handling Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs, the time limit for freezing deposits, remittances and other property is six months. The period for freezing bonds, stocks, fund shares and other securities is two years. If it is necessary to extend the time limit for special reasons, it shall go through the formalities of continuing the freezing at the public security organ before the expiration of the freezing period.
Article 30? If the time limit for sealing up, distraining and freezing expires and the people's court fails to go through the extension formalities, the effectiveness of sealing up, distraining and freezing shall be extinguished. If the seized, detained or frozen property has been auctioned, sold or paid off, the effectiveness of the seizure, detention and freezing shall be extinguished.