Las Sociedades Mercantiles en Costa Rica deberán incluir un correo electrónico oficial para notificaciones.

Published date04 June 2025
AuthorPamela Navarro
Law FirmFacio & Cañas

Mediante Ley No. 10.597 publicada en el Alcance 195 de la Gaceta del 3 de diciembre del 2024, se introdujeron reformas al Código de Comercio, la Ley de Notificaciones Judiciales y la Ley General de la Administración Pública para incluir como medio de notificación oficial en las sociedades mercantiles un correo electrónico. En el Transitorio I de esta norma se estableció un plazo de 6 meses para que el Registro Nacional realizara las modificaciones pertinentes para su implementación. Así, el pasado 23 de mayo de 2025, la Dirección del Registro de Personas Jurídicas del Registro Nacional emitió la Directriz DPJ-002-2025, con el objetivo de implementar y unificar criterios registrales tras la entrada en vigor de esta ley.


¿Qué cambios introduce la Ley No. 10.597 en el ordenamiento jurídico actual?


Se reformó el inciso 10) del artículo 18 del Código de Comercio, que ahora dispone que toda escritura constitutiva de una sociedad mercantil debe contener, además del domicilio físico, actual y cierto dentro del territorio nacional, una dirección electrónica. Este correo electrónico será utilizado para recibir notificaciones de carácter...

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