Editing Public Force of Costa Rica (section)

===Public Force of the Ministry of Public Security (1996)===
In 1996, the Ministry of Public Security established the {{lang|es|Fuerza Pública}} or Public Force, a [[gendarmerie]] which reorganised and eliminated the [[Costa Rican Civil Guard|Civil Guard]], Rural Assistance Guard, and Frontier Guards as separate entities. They are now under the Ministry and operate on a geographic command basis performing ground [[security]], [[law enforcement]], [[counter-narcotics]], [[border patrol]], and tourism security functions. The Costa Rica Coast Guard also operates directly under the Ministry but is not a part of the Public Force proper.<ref>{{cite web|title=Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas|url=https://www.seguridadpublica.go.cr/direccion/guardacostas/index.aspx|website=Ministerio de Seguridad Pública Costa Rica|access-date=25 May 2020|language=es|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804060657/https://www.seguridadpublica.go.cr/direccion/guardacostas/index.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Outside the Fuerza Pública, there is a small [[Special Forces]] Unit, the [[Special Intervention Unit (Costa Rica)|Unidad Especial de Intervencion (UEI)]] or Special Intervention Unit, an elite [[commando]] force which trains with special forces from around the [[world]], but is not part of the main police forces. Instead, it is part of the Intelligence and Security Directorate (DIS) which reports directly to the Minister of the Presidency. About 70-member strong, it is organized along military lines, although officially it is a civilian police unit.

The motto of the Public Force is "God, Fatherland, and Honour." Commissioner of Police Juan José Andrade Morales serves as its current [[Commissioner General]].