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

Korea, Republic of

South Korea · ISO KOR

Korea, Republic of has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 1996, scored 98/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and a candidate service-rights route exists that we have not confirmed against the official text. 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 lawAct on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
Constitutional provisionConstitutional Court recognized right to information as part of freedom of expression; statutory disclosure act
RTI Rating score98/150 · rank 44 · Moderate legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 4/6 · Scope 22/30 · Requesting procedures 17/30 · Exceptions and refusals 21/30 · Appeals 21/30 · Sanctions and protections 1/8 · Promotional measures 12/16

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

Right to service

To confirm

StatusCandidate legal family, needs official verification
Legal familyAdministrative simplification / administrative procedure / service-standard route
Candidate route (to confirm)Verify administrative-procedure law, one-stop/digital-service portals, service standards, silence rules, ombudsman, and sector-specific 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: "Korea, Republic of" "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 Korea, Republic of: 17 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
KR-11Seoul-teukbyeolsiSpecial cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-26Busan-gwangyeoksiMetropolitan cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-27Daegu-gwangyeoksiMetropolitan cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-28Incheon-gwangyeoksiMetropolitan cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-29Gwangju-gwangyeoksiMetropolitan cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-30Daejeon-gwangyeoksiMetropolitan cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-31Ulsan-gwangyeoksiMetropolitan cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-41Gyeonggi-doProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-42Gangwon-teukbyeoljachidoSpecial self-governing provinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-43Chungcheongbuk-doProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-44Chungcheongnam-doProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-45Jeollabuk-doProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-46Jeollanam-doProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-47Gyeongsangbuk-doProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-48Gyeongsangnam-doProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-49Jeju-teukbyeoljachidoSpecial self-governing provinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
KR-50SejongSpecial self-governing cityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 17 subdivisions: Candidate legal family, needs official verification (inherited from the national status above).

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