Peru modernizes Personal rights registration
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The National Superintendency of Public Registries (Sunarp) in Peru implemented the first Regulations for Registrations of the Personal Registry (RIRP), a new system to streamline and unify procedures related to individuals’ legal status.
This is the first time Peru’s Personal Registry has a comprehensive and specialized set of rules.
Sunarp aims to clarify procedures for legal supports and safeguards, capacity for action, marriage, de facto unions, property regimes, and other life events, making it easier for citizens to exercise their rights and access services nationwide. The new regulations simplify processes, reduce paperwork and costs, and strengthen protections for registry system users.
Previously separate registrations are now consolidated, for example, designating a legal support now only requires inscription in the Personal Registry, eliminating the need for a separate registration in the Mandates and Powers Registry. The system also prioritizes privacy by not recording sensitive personal details in public records, instead focusing on a person’s legal standing. Sunarp is also expanding access to these services. Citizens, including elderly adults and people with disabilities living abroad, can now designate legal supports through Peruvian consulates.
Consular officials will submit the paperwork digitally to Sunarp, removing the need for further legalisation. The regulations also cover restoring legal capacity for people previously declared legally incapacitated and reduce documentation requirements when reporting a death, relying on electronic verification whenever possible. Sunarp is working to make the registry more accessible and secure for all Peruvians.
