<cffunction name="getCountryStates" returntype="json" access="remote">

    <cfargument name="URL" required="false">

    <cfquery datasource="#Application.dsn#" name="getStates">

        SELECT state_name FROM state 

        WHERE ctr_id = <cfqueryparam value="#URL.countryId#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_integer">

    </cfquery>

    <cfreturn getStates>

</cffunction>