The Norwegian National Collection Agency (Norwegian: Statens Innkrevingssentral) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the collection of all fines issued by the police as well as debt collection from defaulted government taxes or other government debts. The agency was founded in 1990 and is located in Mo i Rana. It is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and collects NOK 2.2 billion each year.
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