Paragraph 2 of Article 119 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the time limit for summoning or compulsory summoning shall not exceed 12 hours; If the case is particularly serious and complicated and detention or arrest measures are needed, the time limit for summoning or compulsory summoning shall not exceed 24 hours.

The first paragraph of Article 83 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates that after summoning violators, public security organs shall promptly ask for verification, and the time for inquiry and verification shall not exceed eight hours; If the situation is complicated and the punishment of administrative detention can be applied according to the provisions of this law, the time for questioning and verification shall not exceed 24 hours.

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According to the provisions of Article 119 of China's Criminal Procedure Law, "a criminal suspect who does not need to be arrested or detained may be summoned to a designated place or residence or unit for interrogation, but the documents of the people's procuratorate or the public security organ shall be produced."

The purpose of summoning is to ensure that criminal proceedings are carried out in a planned way and cases are handled in time. The summons must use a legal litigation document-a summons card. The summons shall be served to the summoned person in advance. The summoned person shall appear in the case on time according to the summons requirements. Those who refuse to appear in the case without justifiable reasons shall bear the responsibilities prescribed by law.

If the case is refused after being summoned according to law, the judicial organ may, according to the needs of investigation or judicial activities, take coercive measures according to law to force the suspect to attend the case.

If it is necessary to detain or arrest a criminal suspect, compulsory measures can also be changed, and arrest or detention can be carried out after arrest. At the same time, refusing to accept the summons can also be regarded as a manifestation of the guilty attitude of the criminal suspect who constitutes a crime and needs to be investigated for criminal responsibility, which should be considered when sentencing.