关于保护被害人、证人和刑事诉讼其他相关人员的 2009 年第 8720 号法令规定了一项计划，以保护因参与一项调查或审讯，或与参与调查或审讯者有关系而 处于危险中的人。 《刑事诉讼法》第 324 条对运用视听媒体获取证人证言和鉴定人陈述作了规定。 哥斯达黎加认为，公诉机关被害人支助办公室有权与各缔约国和各机构达成协议，促进遵守第 8720 号法令（第 6 条）。该法令也适用于充当证人的被害人。 受犯罪行为直接影响的被害人有权在法庭上陈述，即使公诉机关未使其作证 （《刑事诉讼法》第 71 条，第 3(b)款）。
Act No. 8720 of 2009 on the protection of victims, witnesses and other parties involved in criminal proceedings establishes a programme for the protection of persons who are at risk because of their involvement in, or relationship with a person involved in, an investigation or trial. The use of visual and auditory media to receive witness testimony and expert statements is provided for in article 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Costa Rica considers that the Victim Support Office of the Public Prosecution Service is competent to conclude agreements with States Parties and institutions to facilitate compliance with Act No. 8720 (art. 6). The legislation also applies to victims insofar as they are witnesses. A victim who is directly affected by the criminal act has the right to be heard in court, even if the Public Prosecution Service does not present him or her as a witness (art. 71, para. 3 (b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure).