function initStoreOwnerInfo()
 {
     //                                           Checkout               storeOwnerInfo.
     //                                       visible/required.
     $store_owner_country = modApiFunc('Configuration', 'getValue', SYSCONFIG_STORE_OWNER_COUNTRY);
     $store_owner_state = modApiFunc('Configuration', 'getValue', SYSCONFIG_STORE_OWNER_STATE);
     $emulated_post_data = array();
     $emulated_post_data["Country"] = $store_owner_country;
     if (is_numeric($store_owner_state)) {
         $emulated_post_data["Statemenu"] = $store_owner_state;
     } else {
         $emulated_post_data["Statetext"] = $store_owner_state;
     }
     Checkout::validateInputForPrerequisite("storeOwnerInfo", $emulated_post_data);
 }