slap with

slap (one) with (something)

To present someone with a legal notice, citation, or indictment. He slapped me with a speeding ticket just for going a few miles above the speed limit. The landlord just slapped us with an eviction notice this morning.
See also: slap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

slap with

v.
To subject someone or something to some legal obligation, such as a fine or court order: The police officer slapped him with a speeding ticket. Her neighbor slapped her with a lawsuit.
See also: slap
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • slap (one) with (something)
  • get a ticket
  • ticket (one) for (doing) (something)
  • ticket for some place
  • rump
  • argue (one's) way out (of something)
  • argue way out of
  • faster and faster
  • round-trip ticket
  • lie your way into/out of something
References in periodicals archive
Hope they end up in that man's position and karma bites back!" A MAN HAS WALKED FREE FROM COURT FOR HITTING HIS GIRLFRIEND AFTER HIS SOLICITOR ARGUED: "ALTHOUGH IT IS A DOMESTIC, THE REALITY IS IT'S JUST A SINGLE SLAP WITH NO INJURY."