Sand District Court ( no, Sand tingrett) was a district court in Aust-Agder county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The court was based in the town of Grimstad. The court existed from 1852 until 2004. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of

Grimstad Grimstad () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the Grimstad (tow ...

, Birkenes, and

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. Cases from this court could be appealed to

Agder Court of Appeal The Agder Court of Appeal ( no, Agder lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the town of Skien. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Vestfold og Telemark and Agder (except for Si ...

. The court was a

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. 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.

History

This court was established on 23 March 1852 when the old district courts for the region were reorganized. The old Vestre Nedenes District Court was closed and the

Fjære Fjære is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1846 until 1971. It was located to the north of the town of Grimstad. The name is still used to refer to that area, which is now a part of Gr ...

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, and

areas were merged to form the new Sand District Court (the rest of the Vestre Nedenes District Court's old jurisdiction was added to the Nedenes District Court). In 1926, the Grimstad Town Court was closed and the town became part of the jurisdiction of this court. At this time, the court moved from its old location in

. On 1 January 2004, the municipalities of

and Birkenes were transferred to the Kristiansand District Court (leaving just Grimstad municipality as part of the Sand District Court). On 1 September 2004, the Sand District Court was merged with the old Nedenes District Court and Holt District Court to create the new Aust-Agder District Court.

References

{{use dmy dates, date=February 2022 Defunct district courts of Norway 1852 establishments in Norway 2004 disestablishments in Norway