Section 25-9-526 - Filing-office rules(a) Adoption of filing-office rules. - The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish rules to implement the Secretary of State's responsibilities under this Part. 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, may: (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.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-9-526