Stjør- and Verdal District Court ( no, Stjør- og Verdal tingrett) was a district court in

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county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Levanger. The court existed from 1635 until 2011. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Levanger,

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, Verdal, Frosta, Leksvik and Meråker. Cases from this court could be appealed to Frostating Court of Appeal. In the court, there work three professional judges, two deputy judges and seven clerks. In 2006, the court dealt with 158 criminal cases, 381 summary procedures and 104 civil cases. 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

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. 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

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History

This court was established in 1591. Historically, the name of the court was and later , but on 1 January 2002, the name was changed to as part of a new court reform law. On 1 January 2011 this court was merged with the

Inderøy District Court Inderøy District Court ( no, Inderøy tingrett) was a district court in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Steinkjer. The court existed from 1635 until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Steinkj ...

to form the new

Inntrøndelag District Court Inntrøndelag District Court ( no, Inntrøndelag tingrett) was a district court in the Inntrøndelag region in Trøndelag county, Norway. The court was based in Steinkjer. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities ...

which was based in Steinkjer.

References

Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Levanger 1591 establishments in Norway 2010 disestablishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 1591 Courts and tribunals disestablished in 2010 {{Norway-gov-stub