National AI regulation coverage

AI laws in Costa Rica

A source-linked view of binding instruments, proposed measures, official policy and enforcement. Missing records remain visible as research debt rather than being treated as proof that nothing exists.

Measured coverage

AI laws

2
Latest dated item: Feb 20, 2026

Official legislation/gazette surface reached at the first rung; substantive AI search and corpus ingestion are still required.

Historical sweep open: the 2015-present baseline is still measured research debt.

Measured coverage

Regulations and policy

0

Judicial Circular 031-2026 establishes mandatory generative-AI rules and is seeded.

Historical sweep open: the 2015-present baseline is still measured research debt.

Archive searched; no qualifying item found

Enforcement

0

Official regulator and court publication archives reviewed; no qualifying AI-specific matter was published.

Historical sweep open: the 2015-present baseline is still measured research debt.

Binding laws and regulations

Judicial circular | Feb 20, 2026 | In force

Circular 031-2026: Rules for the Responsible Use of Generative AI in the Judiciary

Mandatory governance, confidentiality, human-oversight and verification rules for generative AI in the judiciary.

Official source

Bills and proposed measures

No proposed AI-specific measure is currently held in our corpus.

Official policy and guidance

National AI Policy | Oct 1, 2024 | Published

National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2024-2027

Official source

AI enforcement

No publish-ready AI enforcement matter is currently held. This is a corpus statement, not a claim that the country has never enforced an AI-related rule.

Primary sources

regulation source
Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica
law source
enforcement source
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