(a) A photographic, photostatic, facsimile, electronic, or similar reproduction of a filing instrument, signature, acknowledgment of filing, or communication may be filed or issued in place of:
(1) an original filing instrument;
(2) an original signature on a filing instrument; or
(3) an original acknowledgment of filing or other written communication from the secretary of state relating to a filing instrument.
(b) To the extent any filing or action on a filing conforms to this subchapter, a filing instrument or an acknowledgment of filing issued by the secretary of state is not required to be on paper or to be reduced to printed form.