Chile

Republic of Chile · ISO CHL

Chile has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2008, scored 94/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and its service-rights route is verified against an official source. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawLaw No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.

RTI Rating score94/150 · rank 51 · Moderate legal framework

Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 5/6 · Scope 17/30 · Requesting procedures 21/30 · Exceptions and refusals 14/30 · Appeals 23/30 · Sanctions and protections 4/8 · Promotional measures 10/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

Sourced

StatusVerified administrative-procedure statute

Legal familyAdministrative procedure statute

Legal hookLaw 19.880 establishes administrative procedure bases for state administration; verify service charters/deadline remedies by sector.

The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection

NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: Chile Law 19.880 administrative procedure

Inside Chile: 16 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Verify statutory deadline and extension rule.
Verify filing fee, copying fee, waiver, and electronic access rule.
Verify internal review, independent review, judicial review, and silence-as-refusal rule.
Verify relevant information commission, ombudsman, court, tribunal, or internal appeal body.
Verify official web portal or responsible officer contact.

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

Code	Subdivision	Type	Access-law status	Source · checked
CL-AI	Aisén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-AN	Antofagasta	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-AP	Arica y Parinacota	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-AR	La Araucanía	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-AT	Atacama	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-BI	Biobío	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-CO	Coquimbo	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-LI	Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-LL	Los Lagos	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-LR	Los Ríos	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-MA	Magallanes	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-ML	Maule	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-NB	Ñuble	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-RM	Región Metropolitana de Santiago	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-TA	Tarapacá	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
CL-VS	Valparaíso	Region	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law No. 20,285 on Access to Public Information To confirm	source · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 16 subdivisions: Verified administrative-procedure statute (inherited from the national status above).

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