var l_sStateCodes = "AA,AE,AK,AL,AP,AR,AS,AZ,CA,CO,CT,DC,DE,FL,GA,GU,HI,IA,ID,IL,IN,KS,KY,LA,MA,MD,ME,MI,MN,MO,MP,MS,MT,NC,ND,NE,NH,NJ,NM,NV,NY,OH,OK,OR,PA,PR,PW,RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VA,VI,VT,WA,WI,WV,WY";

function bValidStateCode(sValue)	{

	sValue = sValue.toUpperCase();
	if(sValue.length == 2 && l_sStateCodes.indexOf(sValue) != -1)	{
		return true;
	}
	else	{
		return false;
	}
}