The general provisions of the Corporations and Associations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, require certain signatures to be affixed to certain records filed with the Department. Commercial Law Article, §21-117, Annotated Code of Maryland, permits the Department to determine whether, and the extent to which, it will accept electronic signatures and rely upon electronic signatures. When a record is filed with the Department using an information processing system, the Department shall accept and rely on any associated electronic signature.