Brønnøy District Court ( no, Brønnøy tingrett) was a district court in

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county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Brønnøysund. The court existed from 1919 until 2021. It served the municipalities of

Bindal Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Terråk. Other villages include Bindalseidet, Holm, Vassås, Horsfjord and Åbygda. The m ...

, Brønnøy, Sømna, Vega, and

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. Cases from this court could be appealed to Hålogaland Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge () Rolf Selfors, who also lead the neighboring

Alstahaug District Court Alstahaug District Court ( no, Alstahaug tingrett) was a district court in Nordland county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Sandnessjøen. The court existed from 1859 until 2021. It served the municipalities of Alstahaug, Dønna, Gra ...

and

Rana District Court Rana District Court ( no, Rana tingrett) was a district court in Nordland county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Mo i Rana. The court existed from 1859 until 2021. It served the central part of the county which included the municipal ...

at the time of the court's dissolution. This court employed a chief judge, one other judge, and four prosecutors. 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

The court was established on 11 July 1919 when the old

Søndre Helgeland District Court Alstahaug District Court ( no, Alstahaug tingrett) was a district court in Nordland county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Sandnessjøen. The court existed from 1859 until 2021. It served the municipalities of Alstahaug, Dønna, G ...

was divided and the southern part of that geographical jurisdiction was separated to become the new Brønnøy District Court (the rest of the area remained part of the Søndre Helgeland District Court which was later renamed as ''Alstahaug District Court''). On 26 April 2021, the court was merged with the

and

to create the new

Helgeland District Court Helgeland District Court ( no, Helgeland tingrett) is a district court located in Nordland county, Norway. This court is based at three different courthouses which are located in Brønnøysund, Mo i Rana, and Sandnessjøen. The court serves the ...

References

Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Brønnøysund 1919 establishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 1919 2021 disestablishments in Norway {{Norway-gov-stub