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title: Add a jurisdiction to an agency
description: Add a jurisdiction to a regulatory agency in Compliance Workspace to define the geographical scope for regulatory applicability.
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release: australia
product: GRC Common Functions
classification: grc-common-functions
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
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breadcrumb: [Regulatory Agency Library, Common GRC features, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Add a jurisdiction to an agency

Add a jurisdiction to a regulatory agency in Compliance Workspace to define the geographical scope for regulatory applicability.

## Before you begin

Role required: compliance\_case\_manager

## About this task

As a compliance\_case\_manager, you can associate one or more jurisdictions with a regulatory agency. This ensures that regulatory changes are correctly mapped to applicable regions.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Compliance Workspace** > **Lists** > **Regulatory information** > **Regulatory agencies**.

2.  Select the agency record you want to update.

3.  In the **Jurisdictions** related list, select **Add**.

4.  Choose one or more jurisdictions from the list \(for example, North America, EU, APAC\).

    For more information on creating jurisdictions, see [Map the taxonomy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/regulatory-change-management-service-portal/manage-taxonomy.md).

5.  Select **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Regulatory Agency Library](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-common-functions/regulatory-agency-library-rcm.md)