{ "id": "nexus-ext-1-0005-376946", "citation": "Res. 00784-2025 Sala Segunda de la Corte", "section": "nexus_decisions", "doc_type": "court_decision", "title_es": "Riesgo policial no corresponde a guardaparques", "title_en": "Police-risk bonus does not apply to park rangers", "summary_es": "La Sala Segunda de la Corte resuelve que los guardaparques del Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC) no tienen derecho al pago del incentivo por riesgo policial contemplado en el Decreto Ejecutivo 29597. La sentencia analiza las funciones asignadas a los guardaparques en las leyes del Servicio de Parques Nacionales (6084), de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre (7317) y Forestal (7575), destacando que si bien ostentan carácter de autoridad policial para actos de colaboración, denuncia y decomiso, no integran los cuerpos policiales a los que se refiere la Ley General de Policía (7410) ni realizan las labores sustantivas de prevención, represión e investigación del delito en condiciones de peligrosidad equiparables a las de un oficial de policía. La Sala unifica su criterio en el sentido de que el simple otorgamiento legal de una potestad de autoridad no convierte al funcionario en sujeto del beneficio económico, que exige un desempeño efectivo, permanente y riesgoso propio de la función policial. Se declara sin lugar la demanda del guardaparques que reclamó el pago retroactivo del incentivo, condenándolo al pago de ambas costas.", "summary_en": "The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court rules that park rangers of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) are not entitled to the so-called police-risk bonus established in Executive Decree 29597. The judgment reviews the duties assigned to park rangers by the National Parks Service Act (No. 6084), the Wildlife Conservation Act (No. 7317) and the Forestry Act (No. 7575), noting that while rangers possess limited police authority for collaboration, reporting and seizure, they do not form part of the police corps governed by the General Police Act (No. 7410) and they do not perform the core functions of crime prevention, suppression and investigation under the same dangerous conditions as police officers. The Chamber unifies its case-law holding that the mere legal grant of some authority powers does not make the official a beneficiary of the economic incentive, which requires effective, continuous and risky performance of genuine police work. The park ranger's claim for retroactive payment of the bonus is dismissed and he is ordered to pay both sets of costs.", "court_or_agency": "Sala Segunda de la Corte", "date": "2025", "year": "2025", "topic_ids": [ "wildlife-law-7317", "forestry-law-7575", "_off-topic" ], "primary_topic_id": null, "es_concept_hints": [ "riesgo policial", "guardaparques", "SINAC", "Ley General de Policía 7410", "Decreto Ejecutivo 29597", "Ley del Servicio de Parques Nacionales 6084", "Ley de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre 7317", "Ley Forestal 7575" ], "concept_anchors": [ { "article": "Art. 1", "law": "Decreto Ejecutivo 29597" }, { "article": "Art. 2", "law": "Decreto Ejecutivo 29597" }, { "article": "Art. 9", "law": "Ley 6084" }, { "article": "Art. 16", "law": "Ley 7317" }, { "article": "Art. 91", "law": "Ley General de Policía 7410" }, { "article": "Art. 54", "law": "Ley 7575" } ], "keywords_es": [ "riesgo policial", "guardaparques", "incentivo", "Sala Segunda", "SINAC", "autoridad policial", "función policial", "peligrosidad", "unificación de criterio" ], "keywords_en": [ "police-risk bonus", "park rangers", "incentive", "Second Chamber", "SINAC", "police authority", "police function", "dangerousness", "case-law unification" ], "excerpt_es": "No procede reconocimiento del incentivo por riesgo policial a guardaparques. Aunque ostenten carácter de autoridad policial para ciertos actos de colaboración y denuncia, no realizan las funciones propias de los cuerpos policiales bajo los requisitos normativos y de peligrosidad exigidos.", "excerpt_en": "Recognition of the police-risk bonus for park rangers is not warranted. Even though they hold police authority for certain acts of collaboration and reporting, they do not perform the duties typical of police corps under the regulatory and dangerousness requirements demanded.", "outcome": { "label_en": "Denied", "label_es": "Sin lugar", "summary_en": "The park ranger's claim for retroactive payment of the police-risk bonus is denied, unifying the case-law holding that park rangers do not meet the regulatory requirements or the dangerousness threshold needed.", "summary_es": "Se declara sin lugar la demanda del guardaparques que reclamaba el pago retroactivo del incentivo por riesgo policial, unificando el criterio de que no cumple los requisitos normativos ni de peligrosidad exigidos." }, "pull_quotes": [ { "context": "Encabezado", "quote_en": "Recognition of the police-risk bonus for park rangers is not warranted.", "quote_es": "No procede reconocimiento del incentivo por riesgo policial a guardaparques." }, { "context": "Encabezado", "quote_en": "Even though they hold police authority for certain acts of collaboration and reporting, they do not perform the duties typical of police corps under the regulatory and dangerousness requirements demanded.", "quote_es": "Aunque ostenten carácter de autoridad policial para ciertos actos de colaboración y denuncia, no realizan las funciones propias de los cuerpos policiales bajo los requisitos normativos y de peligrosidad exigidos." } ], "cites": [], "cited_by": [], "references": { "internal": [ { "target_id": "norm-8216", "kind": "concept_anchor", "label": "Ley 6084 Art. 9" }, { "target_id": "norm-12648", "kind": "concept_anchor", "label": "Ley 7317 Art. 16" }, { "target_id": "norm-66525", "kind": "concept_anchor", "label": "Ley General de Policía 7410 Art. 91" }, { "target_id": "norm-41661", "kind": "concept_anchor", "label": "Ley 7575 Art. 54" } ], "external": [] }, "source_url": "https://nexuspj.poder-judicial.go.cr/document/ext-1-0005-376946", "tier": 2, "_editorial_citation_count": 0, "regulations_by_article": null, "amendments_by_article": null, "dictamen_by_article": null, "concordancias_by_article": null, "afectaciones_by_article": null, "resoluciones_by_article": null, "cited_by_votos": [], "cited_norms": [], "cited_norms_inverted": [ { "doc_id": "norm-12648", "norm_num": "7317", "norm_name": "Ley de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre", "tipo_norma": "Ley", "norm_fecha": "30/10/1992" }, { "doc_id": "norm-41661", "norm_num": "7575", "norm_name": "Ley Forestal", "tipo_norma": "Ley", "norm_fecha": "13/02/1996" }, { "doc_id": "norm-66525", "norm_num": "7410", "norm_name": "Ley General de Policía", "tipo_norma": "Ley", "norm_fecha": "26/05/1994" }, { "doc_id": "norm-8216", "norm_num": "6084", "norm_name": "Ley del Servicio de Parques Nacionales", "tipo_norma": "Ley", "norm_fecha": "24/08/1977" } ], "sentencias_relacionadas": [], "temas_y_subtemas": [], "cascade_only": false, "amendment_count": 0, "body_es_text": "NO PROCEDE RECONOCIMIENTO DEL INCENTIVO POR RIESGO POLICIAL A\nGUARDAPARQUES. Aunque ostenten carácter de autoridad\npolicial para ciertos actos de colaboración y denuncia, no realizan\nlas funciones propias de los cuerpos policiales bajo los requisitos\nnormativos y de peligrosidad exigidos. [784-25]", "body_en_text": "RECOGNITION OF THE INCENTIVE FOR POLICE RISK (RIESGO POLICIAL) DOES NOT PROCEED FOR PARK RANGERS (GUARDAPARQUES). Although they hold police authority status for certain acts of collaboration and reporting, they do not perform the functions characteristic of police forces under the required regulatory and dangerousness requirements. [784-25]" }