Can I be detained when I am summoned by the police station?

The police station shall not detain after summoning, as follows:

1. Summoning is a measure for judicial organs to inform litigants to appear in court at a designated time and place. According to the relevant laws and regulations, a criminal suspect who does not need to be arrested or detained may be summoned to the designated place of the city or county where the criminal suspect is located or the residence of the other party for interrogation, but the documents of the people's procuratorate or the public security organ shall be produced. A criminal suspect found at the scene may be summoned orally, but it shall be indicated in the interrogation record;

2. The summoning time 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 shall not exceed 24 hours. If the nature of the case and the evidence show that the conditions for detention are met, the police station may detain the summoned person.

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 criminal 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.

Legal basis: Article 119th of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

A criminal suspect who does not need to be arrested or detained may be summoned to a designated place in the city or county where the criminal suspect is located or to his residence for interrogation, but the certificates of the people's procuratorate or the public security organ shall be produced. A criminal suspect found at the scene may be summoned orally, but it shall be indicated in the interrogation record.