Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court

Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court
Nord-Gudbrandsdal tingrett
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61°52′37″N 9°05′39″E / 61.876851°N 9.0942489°E / 61.876851; 9.0942489
Established1731
Dissolved2021
JurisdictionNorthern Gudbrandsdalen
LocationVågå, Innlandet, Norway
Coordinates61°52′37″N 9°05′39″E / 61.876851°N 9.0942489°E / 61.876851; 9.0942489
Appeals toEidsivating
Court of Appeal
Division map
Oppland county and its court districts; Nord-Gudbrandsdal is in red.

Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court (Norwegian: Nord-Gudbrandsdal tingrett) was a district court in Innlandet county, Norway. The court was based in Vågåmo. The court existed from 1731 until 2021. It served the municipalities of Dovre, Lesja, Lom, Nord-Fron, Sel, Skjåk, and Vågå. Cases from this court could be appealed to Eidsivating Court of Appeal.[1]

The court was a court of first instance. Its judicial duties were mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy. The administration and registration tasks of the court included death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court were heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges.[2]

  1. ^ "Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court". Norwegian National Courts Administration.
  2. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (14 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.