Civil Service bans former INA official for six years following dismissal

The General Directorate of Civil Service notified the dismissal without employer liability of Eric Alfredo Picado Rosales, ID No. 111740473, an official of the National Learning Institute (INA), and his inclusion in the Registry of Ineligible Persons for a period of six years. The decision is contained in Resolution No. LA-54-2026 of April 20, 2026, and was published for the third time in La Gaceta No. 178 on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, in the National Planning and Economic Policy section. The edict was issued due to the impossibility of locating the affected party by other means.

The notice is issued by the Employment Management Area of the General Directorate of Civil Service (DGSC), based on Resolution DG-091-2013, and bears the signature of David Campos Calderón, director of that area. The publication was ordered three consecutive times in the Official Gazette, in accordance with the procedure provided for this type of notification.

The scope of the disqualification

The resolution determines that Eric Alfredo Picado Rosales is barred from accessing appointments in the public sector for six years, counted from 06/03/2026 to 06/03/2032. The concrete effects are:

• Inclusion in the Registry of Ineligible Persons managed by the General Directorate of Civil Service.
• Impossibility of accessing appointments in the public sector while the term is in effect.
• Possibility of requesting a Life and Customs Study once the period has ended, via the email reclutamiento@dgsc.go.cr.

Publication by edicts

The notice was disseminated in three consecutive editions of La Gaceta: the first on September 18, 2026 (No. 176), the second on September 21 (No. 177), and the third on September 22 (No. 178). The General Directorate of Civil Service resorted to notification by edicts because it was not possible to locate the official by other means, a mechanism used to safeguard due process when the interested party cannot be located.

The regulatory framework

The measure is based on Resolution DG-091-2013 of the General Directorate of Civil Service and Resolution No. LA-54-2026 of April 20, 2026, which determined the dismissal without employer liability of the official from the National Learning Institute. The Registry of Ineligible Persons is the instrument with which the DGSC controls access to public positions for persons separated from their posts.

The dismissal without employer liability was declared by resolution on April 20, 2026, while the disqualification is effective from 06/03/2026, the start date of the six-year term that extends until 06/03/2032.

Impact

The publication closes the notification cycle of a sanction that removes an official from the National Learning Institute from public employment for six years. For readers, the case demonstrates how the consequence of dismissal without employer liability is made effective: the disqualification is recorded in the Registry of Ineligible Persons, meaning the affected party cannot be appointed to any public sector institution until 06/03/2032.

Source: La Gaceta, No. 178 of September 22, 2026, National Planning and Economic Policy, p. 140 (official reference: IN202601118588).