It is current… There are no updated ones… the prices are correct. and as for a copy in Spanish, go to La Gazeta for that.

Thanks in advance,

I totally agree with you about the “new Communist America”, which is why I plan to leave here in about a year. I was falsely arrested (yeah I know everyone says they are not guilty but in this case I swear to MY God that it’s true) and, as you said, it’s all to make more money for the government and the cottage industry built around “rehibilitation” and other crap for people who don’t even need it.

I have read a lot about Costa Rica–and I’m still considering. I lived and went to school in Mexico and had no issues there at all, as a matter of fact the federales were very kind to us “students” (even though we were older students!) and would chat with the big shotgun hanging off their backs. I know there is corruption in Mexico, as there is in other places, however, laws that are not made to PROTECT people but rather injure and ruin the lives of otherwise “perfect” citizens is ridiculous. I know I’m just one person but I wonder how the IRS and the Ohio state government will enjoy not getting my tens of thousands a year when I move?

My issue is that I can’t find out how the move works in any South American country if a person has a misdemeanor on their record. I’m still fighting it and will pay the $10,000 for the jury trial because I’m 100% innocent, but if it doesn’t work I’d like to know my options. I see in Costa Rica a person has to have some “police report” given to them for residency. I’m not sure if they’d allow me in or not and I need to know before I continue to research down this path.

Thanks all,
Cora

It sounds to me as if Socialists/Communists/Fascists (we call them Democrats in the U.S.)are becoming more powerful in Costa Rica. That is a shame. I think that the Libertarians in your country better do something quickly to eradicate the “cancer” before it is too late (as appears to be such in my country..the U.S.A.)

With more power (government) comes more laws and with more laws comes less freedom for the individual. I guess from what I have learned about the new traffic laws, that I will continue my search for a country with a decent government. One that hasn’t figured out how to extort money from those who smoke and drink.

I haven’t found one (a country)yet that didn’t have some sort of problem. In fact, all of them appear to be fucked up for one reason or another though the U.S. is becoming Nazi Germany in the 30’s and the citizens are treated like Jews. It is not a good situation here. It is especially bad for white males right now. Anyway, thank you for all of the info. about Costa Rica. Best Wishes.

I’ve been a cop in the US for a long time. I don’t like writing tickets. I don’t think anyone other than very few oddballs I’ve met over the years actually do. I avoided having to do it by deliberately working in areas where the 911 calls for service were so high, nobody cared if we wrote tickets. We were just too busy with real crimes and emergencies. The guys that wrote the tickets usually wanted to avoid working in truly tough ugly neighborhoods so whenever the city needed money they would put the pressure on these guys to write tickets or in some way let them know they would have to work in the crappy areas again if they didn’t produce. Government for the people!

My point: It’s not the cops that are doing this, it’s the greedy politicians looking for a bounty. They will manipulate the traffic cops. If somebody is going to get this lunacy under control, it will have to be the tourist industry lobbyists. They will have to get involved and demonstrate the resentment tourists and ex-pats will develop eventually towards everything Costa Rican. In the end they will get a few more dollars in fines, but lose a LOT MORE in tourist dollars!

Hope their quick fix remedy is dropped when they consider it’s far reaching consequences. They could eventuall end up with a scandalous repututation like the Mexican Government and its joke for a legal IN-justice system.