Frame Report

A Defendant is officially summoned to appear in Court by an Authority (such as the police) based on certain Charges. Alternatively, there is often an option for the Defendant to pay a Fine (thereby admitting their guilt) instead of going to Court.

The police|Auth had summonsed the wrong man|Dfnd. DNI|Chrg

Since 1989|Tim nearly a million summonses have been issued to people|Dfnd for not paying their water bills|Chrg. CNI|Auth

The officer|Auth cited him|Dfnd for riding a bike without a light|Chrg.

Three related frames are Notification_of_charges, Entering_of_plea, and Fining.
This frame is distinguished from Notification_of_charges in that it typically deals with less serious Charges and/or offenses. It also involves more than just notifying the Defendant (Accused in the Notification_of_charges frame) of the Charges being brought against them; LUs in the Citing frame also require that the Defendant take some form of action (go to Court or pay a Fine). Similarly, Citing differs from Entering_of_plea because its scenario encompasses more than the latter; Citing involves steps both before and after the Defendant enters a Plea in answer to Charges. Finally, this frame differs from Fining since the Defendant (Payer in the Fining frame) does not necessarily end up paying a Fine. He or she may go to Court instead.