Destaca la importancia de las funciones que cumple el Registro Civil en la sociedad costarricense realizando un breve repaso de sus orígenes y organización, centrando su atención en la credibilidad que los costarricenses tienen en los actos registrales que ejecuta, su aporte al desarrollo de la democracia costarricense al ofrecer un padrón electoral actualizado diariamente y la constante búsqueda en la mejora de los servicios que presta mediante la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías
It points out the importance of the functions performed by the Registry Office in the Costa Rican society. It provides a brief review of its origin and organization, focusing on the high level of credibility that Costa Ricans give to the registration acts performed by the institution. It also points out its contribution to the development of Costa Rican democracy by offering an electoral roster, which is updated on a daily basis and which is constantly seeking to improve its services by incorporating new technologies