(1) The secretary of state may by rule prescribe and furnish on request forms or computer formats for:
(a) an application for a certificate of existence;
(b) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state;
(c) a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal;
(d) the annual report; and
(e) other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter.
(2) If the secretary of state so requires, use of any of the forms or formats listed in subsection (1) is mandatory.
(3) The secretary of state may by rule prescribe and furnish on request forms or computer formats for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, but their use is not mandatory.