1. (a) Adoption of filing-office rules.— The Department of State shall promulgate rules to implement this division. The filing-office rules must be consistent with this division.

2. (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 which enact substantially this chapter and to keep the technology used by the filing office compatible with the technology used by filing offices in other jurisdictions which enact substantially this chapter, the department, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies and provisions of this division, in promulgating filing-office rules, shall:

   1. (1) consult with filing offices in other jurisdictions which enact substantially this chapter;
   2. (2) consult the most recent version of the Model Rules promulgated by the International Association of Corporate Administrators or any successor organization; and
   3. (3) take into consideration the rules and practices of and the technology used by filing offices in other jurisdictions which enact substantially this chapter.

Cross References. Section 9526 is referred to in section 9102 of this title.