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Costa Rica Legal System
LEGAL SYSTEM There are 3 levels of courts.a) District Courts The Supreme Court has 4 chambers.Commercial and civil law (Sala I) Criminal Law ComplaintsIn Costa Rica, while not exactly 'guilty until proven innocent', the system definitely favors the prosecution. There is no bond system. per se, though the court can allow for a posting of a bond if they so chose. Here, the prosecutor (fiscal) can request preventative detention (jail) while he or she builds the case against the sinner. Preventative detentions of 3 months are very common and 6 month detention are not uncommon. Detentions of 9 and 12 months, though rare occur with regularity in high profile or very complicated cases. |
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