Dalane District Court

Dalane District Court (Norwegian: Dalane tingrett) was a district court in Agder and Rogaland counties in Norway. The court was based in the town of Egersund. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the southern part of Rogaland county which included the municipalities of Eigersund, Bjerkreim, Lund, and Sokndal plus it also includes the neighboring municipality of Sirdal in Agder county. Cases from this court could be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal. The court was led by the chief judge (Sorenskriver) Alexander Schønemann. This court employed a chief judge, one other judge, and three prosecutors.^[1]

Dalane District Court
Dalane tingrett
58.451385°N 6.0001087°E / 58.451385; 6.0001087
Established	1869
Dissolved	26 April 2021
Jurisdiction	Dalane
Location	Egersund, Norway
Coordinates	58.451385°N 6.0001087°E / 58.451385; 6.0001087
Appeals to	Gulating Court of Appeal

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]

History

This court was established in 1869 when the old Jæren og Dalane District Court was divided into two: Dalane District Court (in the south) and Jæren District Court in the north. Initially, this court had jurisdiction over Sokndal, Lund, Heskestad, Helleland, Bjerkreim, Eigersund, and Ogna. In 1965, jurisdiction over Ogna municipality was transferred to the Jæren District Court.^[3] On 26 April 2021, Dalane District Court was merged with the Jæren District Court and Stavanger District Court to create the new Sør-Rogaland District Court.^[4]

References

1. "Om Dalane tingrett" (in Norwegian). Dalane tingrett. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
2. Gisle, Jon, ed. (27 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
3. "Dalane tingrett" (in Norwegian). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.