Articles for sanctions
Articles, analysis, and publications
2026
Fewer sentenced to imprisonment Article 2 July
The decline in the number of penal sanctions continued in 2025, with 188 fewer unconditional prison sentences registered than in the previous year. This represents a new historic low in the number of unconditional prison sentences imposed by Norwegian courts.
2021
Increase in waivers of prosecution in 2020 Article 23 June
Both the prosecution and the court imposed a normal number of sanctions in 2020. But 76 per cent more conditional waivers of prosecution and half as many on-the-spot customs fines were issued.