Ryfylke District Court

Ryfylke District Court
Ryfylke tingrett
The Courthouse in Stavanger
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58°58′10″N 5°44′11″E / 58.969349°N 5.736468°E / 58.969349; 5.736468
Established1591
Dissolved1 July 2007
JurisdictionCentral Rogaland
LocationStavanger, Norway
Coordinates58°58′10″N 5°44′11″E / 58.969349°N 5.736468°E / 58.969349; 5.736468
Appeals toGulating Court of Appeal

Ryfylke District Court (Norwegian: Ryfylke tingrett) was a district court in Rogaland county, Norway. The court was based in the city of Stavanger. The court existed from 1591 until 2007. It had jurisdiction over the Ryfylke area of the county which included the municipalities of Finnøy, Forsand, Hjelmeland, Kvitsøy, Randaberg, Rennesøy, Sauda, Strand, and Suldal. Cases from this court could be appealed to Gulating 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ark was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (27 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.