Rana District Court () was a

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county,

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. 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 municipalities of

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Hemnes Hemnes may refer to: * Hemnes, Akershus, a village in Aurskog-Høland Municipality in Akershus county, Norway *Hemnes Municipality Hemnes is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is p ...

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, and

Rødøy Rødøy may refer to: Places *Rødøy Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway *Rødøya, an island within Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Rødøy Church, a church in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway ...

. Cases from this court could be appealed to

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. The court was led by the chief judge () Rolf Selfors, who also lead the neighboring Alstahaug District Court and

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

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. The administration and registration tasks of the court included death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a

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, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court were heard by a combination of professional judges and

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History

This district court (originally named ''Nordre Helgeland District Court'' was established in 1859 when the geographical jurisdiction of the old

Helgeland District Court Helgeland District Court () 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 is subordinate to the Hålogaland C ...

was divided into two:

Søndre Helgeland District Court Alstahaug District Court () 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, Grane, Hattfjelldal, He ...

in the south and

Nordre Helgeland District Court Rana District Court () 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 municipalities of Rana, Hem ...

in the north. In 1919, the name of the court was changed to ''Rana District Court''. On 26 April 2021, the court was merged with the Alstahaug District Court and

to create the new

References

{{use dmy dates, date=February 2022 Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Rana, Norway 1859 establishments in Norway 2021 disestablishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 1859 Courts and tribunals disestablished in 2021