400.9-526.  Filing office rules. — (a)  The secretary of state shall have the authority to promulgate all rules necessary to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.  All rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section and chapter 536.  No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.

  (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 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;

  (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.