To create a jurisdiction:
On the Jurisdiction Search page, choose the legislative category in the drop down box next to Create Jurisdiction: Legislative Category and click Go.
On the Create Jurisdiction page, enter the territory, name, and whether or not the jurisdiction is an identifying jurisdiction.
Optionally enter effective dates.
Key fields are:
General Information region:
Identifying: Indicates whether the jurisdiction is an identifying jurisdiction.
Additional Information: You cannot create a legal entity if there is no identifying jurisdiction for the territory
Registration Code: The legal entity or establishment registration codes determine validation of the registration number for some countries. For all countries, the registration number is validated for uniqueness within a jurisdiction. For the identifying jurisdiction the legal entity registration code is mandatory and is always set to Yes for the corresponding Display on Create field. If you enter the establishment registration code, the corresponding Display on Create field becomes mandatory and you can select Yes or No.
Legal functions region:
This region allows you to relate specific legal functions for a given jurisdiction. You select the legal functions in a list of values. In addition, you can choose to display the legal function during the registration process for legal entities and establishments.
To update a jurisdiction:
Search for a jurisdiction and click the update icon to open the Update Jurisdiction page and update the jurisdiction using the same procedure you use to create a jurisdiction.