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Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service

Guatemala

Republic of Guatemala · ISO GTM

Guatemala has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2008, scored 92/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and no general right-to-service law has been found for it yet. 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 on Access to Public Information (2008) Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
RTI Rating score92/150 · rank 58 · Moderate legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 4/6 · Scope 29/30 · Requesting procedures 16/30 · Exceptions and refusals 21/30 · Appeals 5/30 · Sanctions and protections 3/8 · Promotional measures 14/16

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

Right to service

Not found yet

StatusNo general RTS found yet; verification queue
Legal familyGeneral administrative law / ombudsman / digital service / sectoral service standards search route
Candidate route (to confirm)Search local-law terms for administrative procedure, good administration, public service user rights, citizen charter, service charter, anti-red-tape, one-stop shop, grievance redress, ombudsman and sectoral deadlines.
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: OECD Administrative Simplification

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Guatemala" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Guatemala: 22 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

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

CodeSubdivisionTypeAccess-law statusSource · checked
GT-01GuatemalaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-02El ProgresoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-03SacatepéquezDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-04ChimaltenangoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-05EscuintlaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-06Santa RosaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-07SololáDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-08TotonicapánDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-09QuetzaltenangoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-10SuchitepéquezDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-11RetalhuleuDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-12San MarcosDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-13HuehuetenangoDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-14QuichéDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-15Baja VerapazDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-16Alta VerapazDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-17PeténDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-18IzabalDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-19ZacapaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-20ChiquimulaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-21JalapaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
GT-22JutiapaDepartmentNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Law on Access to Public Information (2008) To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 22 subdivisions: No general RTS found yet; verification queue (inherited from the national status above).

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