Section 9--526. Filing-office Rules.

(a) Adoption of filing-office rules. The secretary of state shall
adopt and publish rules to implement this article. The filing-office
rules must be consistent with this article.

(b) Harmonization of rules. To keep the filing-office rules and
practices of the filing office in harmony with the rules and practices
of filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this
part, and to keep the technology used by the filing office compatible
with the technology used by filing offices in other jurisdictions that
enact substantially this part, the secretary of state, so far as is
consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this article,
in adopting, amending, and repealing filing-office rules, shall:

(1) consult with filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact

substantially this part; and

(2) consult the most recent version of the Model Rules

promulgated by the International Association of Corporate

Administrators or any successor organization; and

(3) take into consideration the rules and practices of, and the

technology used by, filing offices in other jurisdictions

that enact substantially this part.