Roleset cite.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "refer to":

Roles:

Arg0:citer


Arg1:thing cited


Arg2:secondary attribute, cited-as

Examples:

transitive agentive (-)
They cite a lack of imbalances that provide early warning signals of a downturn.
Arg0:	They
REL:	cite
Arg1:	a lack of imbalances that provide early warning signals of a downturn.




with attribute (-)
He cites the recent deal between Mitsubishi Estate Co and the Rockefeller Group as evidence.
Arg0:	He
REL:	cites
Arg1:	the recent deal between Mitsubishi Estate Co and the Rockefeller Group
Arg2-as:	evidence

Roleset cite.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "give legal summons, ticket":

Roles:

Arg0:giver of ticket


Arg1:entity receiving citation


Arg2:criminal misdeed

Examples:

bummer dude (-)
The Labor Department cited USX Corp for numerous health and safety violations at two Pennsylvania plants.
Arg0:	The Labor Department
REL:	cited
Arg1:	USX Corp
Arg2-for:	numerous health and safety violations at two Pennsylvania plants.

These two senses can be difficult to distinguish, especially if it's a criminal misdeed that's being referred to. Try to default to the "refer" sense, though, since that's less specific.