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Vestfold District Court

Coordinates: 59°16′40″N 10°24′20″E / 59.2778968°N 10.405523°E / 59.2778968; 10.405523
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Vestfold District Court
Vestfold tingrett
Courthouse in Tønsberg
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59°16′40″N 10°24′20″E / 59.2778968°N 10.405523°E / 59.2778968; 10.405523
Established1 January 2019
JurisdictionVestfold, Norway
LocationTønsberg, Horten, and Larvik
Coordinates59°16′40″N 10°24′20″E / 59.2778968°N 10.405523°E / 59.2778968; 10.405523
Appeals toAgder Court of Appeal
WebsiteOfficial website

Vestfold District Court (Norwegian: Vestfold tingrett) is a district court located in Vestfold county, Norway. This court is based at three different courthouses which are located in the towns of Tønsberg, Larvik, and Horten. The court serves all six municipalities in Vestfold. The court in Larvik accepts cases from Larvik Municipality and Sandefjord Municipality. The court in Horten accepts cases from Horten Municipality and Holmestrand Municipality. The court in Tønsberg accepts cases from Tønsberg Municipality and Færder Municipality. The court is subordinate to the Agder Court of Appeal.[1][2]

The court is led by a chief judge (sorenskriver) and several other judges. The court is a court of first instance. Its judicial duties are mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy. The administration and registration tasks of the court include death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court are heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges.[3]

History

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This court was established on 1 January 2019 after the old Larvik District Court, Nordre Vestfold District Court, Sandefjord District Court and Tønsberg District Court were all merged into one court. The new district court system continued to use the courthouses from the predecessor courts. The courthouse in Sandefjord was permanently closed on 17 December 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Om domstolen" (in Norwegian). Vestfold tingrett. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (14 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (19 April 2021). "Vestfold tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

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