Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 47-9526
A. The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. The filing office rules must be:
B. 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 article, 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 article, the secretary of state, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies and provisions of this chapter, in adopting, amending and repealing filing office rules, shall: