IBCF, your premier global corporate service provider brings you 5 things to know about the information available from public record searches on an individual or company in Costa Rica.
1. The Costa Rican public registry is a centralized national entity, unlike the regional systems found in some other countries. Digital certificates are available 24/7.
2. IBCF can conduct comprehensive lien searches on an individual or company’s: real estate (unmoveable property), UCC equivalent search for assets such as cars, boats etc. (moveable property), as well as outstanding tax debts (social security, income tax).
3. A Costa Rican “good standing certificate”, or the “Certificacion Literal” contains information on the company’s legal name, object, validity, capital, officers/directors/shareholders and whether there are encumbrances placed upon the entity. The certificate is issued with a digital signature, in Spanish.
4. Searches on an individual can include the companies where they serve as officers or directors.
5. Litigation or court searches require the case number and year of the action.
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