Andresen, in addition to being Norway’s richest woman, also commonly ranks at or near the top of lists of the world’s youngest billionaires, so she can doubtlessly afford a giant drunk driving fine – but according to Norwegian newspaper Finansavisen she dodged a bullet since the fine could have been much, much higher. Oslo City Court made the determination that if the fine were based on Andresen’s financial assets, rather than income, it could have been as high as 40 million kroner (or about $4.9 million). But since Andresen’s assets “have not yielded any dividend yet” she avoided any such dividends being counted under income. The court still considered her wealth when determining the amount of her fine, though, even if they couldn’t calculated it based strictly on her income. Andresen won’t be completely off the hook after she pays the relatively small fine, since she’s also barred from driving legally for a period of 13 months.
