哥斯达黎加对不同腐败犯罪行为的惩罚从监禁 3 个月到 12 年不等，还规定了附 加刑，例如取消 10 到 15 年内担任公职的资格。 为了在豁免权与腐败犯罪行为调查和起诉的有效性之间寻求适当平衡，政府部 门人员——即哥斯达黎加共和国总统和副总统、最高选举法庭和司法机构的法 官、议员、审计长和副审计长、各位部长和外交官——享有豁免权。 豁免并不对腐败犯罪行为的初步调查构成障碍。不过，取消豁免权须得到立法 议会的批准，被当场捉住的罪犯除外（《刑事诉讼法》第 391 至 399 条）。 《刑事诉讼法》第 22 条规定，若被告配合调查，提供重要信息，从而防止继续 实施犯罪或防止实施新的犯罪，公诉机关人员（经上级事先授权后）可以请求 完全或部分免除对被告的刑事起诉。 哥斯达黎加法律规定了预防措施，以确保被告出席刑事诉讼，尤其是担心被告 可能逃避起诉时（《刑事诉讼法》第 237 至 239 条）。 《刑法》第 64 至 68 条规定了假释，若提出假释请求的被定罪者已服完可执行 判决的一半刑期，且获得了犯罪学研究所专家意见的支持，可准许假释。 若可以通过停职合理地撤销据以实施防范性拘留的推定，被控告公职人员可被 停职，也可作为预防措施，将其撤职。（《刑事诉讼法》第 244 条）。根据第 8422 号法令第 4 条，公职人员违反廉洁职责的，可据此撤销其公职，而 不追究雇主的责任。 在第 1581 号法令中获得通过的《公务员法》第 67 条对停职和临时调职均作了 规定。有关部门证实，事实上，虽然《公务员法》没有规定，但也可对公职人 员调职。 《刑事法》第 50、57 和 58 条以及第 8422 号法令第 59 条对撤职作了规定，适 用于所有公职。除了刑事制裁之外，还可以实行纪律制裁，从口头和书面警告 到带薪临时停职和开除，而不追究行政部门的责任。宪法法院的各项决议 （2006 年 11 月 3 日第 15995/2006 号决议；2009 年 8 月 21 日第 13201/2009 号决 议；2011 年 2 月 4 日第 1474/2011 号决议）对公职人员规定了不同程度的责任。 第 6227 号法令第 211 条规定了纪律责任。 哥斯达黎加已采取了一系列措施，帮助被定罪者重新融入社会，例如提供犯罪 学专家支助。经上级事先授权，公诉机关代表可请求完全或部分免除对被告人 的刑事起诉，尤其是如果涉案犯罪行为严重或复杂，而被告人有效配合调查， 并提供重要信息，帮助查明正在调查的犯罪行为或相关行为，或提供有用信 息，证明其他被告参与犯罪行为，但条件是与应受处罚的行为相比，配合者的 行为所受谴责较轻，而被告人的配合有助于对所涉应受处罚的行为提起起诉或 防止犯罪行为继续实施。（《刑事诉讼法》第 22 条，(b)款）。
Costa Rica has adopted, for the range of corruption offences, penalties ranging from 3 months to 12 years in prison, as well as accessory penalties such as disqualification from holding public office for 10 to 15 years. In the search for an appropriate balance between immunities and the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of corruption offences, the members of the branches of government — namely the President and Vice-President of the Republic, the judges of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and of the judiciary, deputies, the Comptroller and Deputy Comptroller, ministers and diplomats — enjoy immunity.Immunities do not constitute an obstacle to the initial investigation of corruption offences. However, the lifting of immunity requires the approval of the Legislative Assembly, except in cases of flagrante delicto (arts. 391-399 of the Code of Criminal Procedure). Article 22 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that a member of the Public Prosecution Service may request (subject to prior authorization by the requestor’s superior) the full or partial exemption of an accused person from criminal prosecution where that person cooperates in the investigation by providing vital information to prevent the commission of an offence from continuing or to prevent the commission of new offences. Costa Rican legislation provides for precautionary measures to ensure the presence of the accused person in criminal proceedings, especially if it is feared that the accused might evade prosecution (art. 237-239 bis of the Code of Criminal Procedure). Articles 64-68 of the Criminal Code cover parole, which may be granted if the convicted person making the request has served half of an enforceable sentence and receives a favourable expert opinion from the Institute of Criminology. The suspension of an accused public official is possible provided that the presumptions warranting preventive custody can be reasonably avoided through application of the suspension, and disqualification may be imposed as a preventive measure (art. 244 of the Code of Criminal Procedure). In accordance with article 4 of Act No. 8422, violation of the duty of probity by a public official is one of the grounds for removal from public office without liability on the part of the employer. Both suspension from office and temporary reassignment are provided for in article 67 of the Civil Service Statute, which was adopted through Act No. 1581. The authorities confirmed that, in practice, the reassignment of public officials not covered by the Civil Service Statute is possible. Disqualification is provided for in articles 50, 57 and 58 of the Criminal Code and article 59 of Act No. 8422, and is established for all public positions. Disciplinary sanctions, ranging from verbal and written warnings to temporary suspension with pay and dismissal without liability on the part of the Administration, can be applied in addition to criminal sanctions. Various resolutions of the Constitutional Court (resolution 15995/2006 of 3 November 2006; resolution 13201/2009 of 21 August 2009; resolution 1474/2011 of 4 February 2011) establish various degrees of liability of public officials. Article 211 of Act No. 6227 establishes disciplinary liability. Costa Rica has taken a series of measures to promote the reintegration into society of convicted persons, such as the provision of criminological expert support. Subject to prior authorization by his or her superior, a representative of the Public Prosecution Service may request the full or partial exemption of an accused person from criminal prosecution, inter alia where the offence in question is serious or complex and the accused person cooperates effectively in the investigation and provides essential information that helps to shed light on the act under investigation or related acts, or provides useful information to prove the involvement of other accused persons, provided that the conduct of the collaborator is less reprehensible.than the punishable acts prosecution of which is facilitated or continued commission of which is prevented through such cooperation (art. 22, para. (b), of the Code of Criminal Procedure).