Iran, Islamic Republic of

Islamic Republic of Iran · ISO IRN

Iran, Islamic Republic of has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2009, scored 71/150 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 lawPublication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.

RTI Rating score71/150 · rank 103 · Weak legal framework

Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 1/6 · Scope 26/30 · Requesting procedures 10/30 · Exceptions and refusals 10/30 · Appeals 12/30 · Sanctions and protections 2/8 · Promotional measures 10/16

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: "Iran, Islamic 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of: 31 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
IR-00	Markazī	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-01	Gīlān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-02	Māzandarān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-03	Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Shārqī	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-04	Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Ghārbī	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-05	Kermānshāh	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-06	Khūzestān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-07	Fārs	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-08	Kermān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-09	Khorāsān-e Raẕavī	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-10	Eşfahān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-11	Sīstān va Balūchestān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-12	Kordestān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-13	Hamadān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-14	Chahār Maḩāl va Bakhtīārī	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-15	Lorestān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-16	Īlām	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-17	Kohgīlūyeh va Bowyer Aḩmad	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-18	Būshehr	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-19	Zanjān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-20	Semnān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-21	Yazd	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-22	Hormozgān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-23	Tehrān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-24	Ardabīl	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-25	Qom	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-26	Qazvīn	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-27	Golestān	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-28	Khorāsān-e Shomālī	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-29	Khorāsān-e Jonūbī	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
IR-30	Alborz	Province	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Publication and Free Access to Information Act (2009) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 31 subdivisions: No general RTS found yet; verification queue (inherited from the national status above).

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