(a) To ensure continued compliance with this Article, the Secretary of State may request that a certified software vendor conduct updated interface testing of its electronic filing system. The purpose of this testing is to ensure that all data in CAL-ACCESS sent by the certified software vendor's electronic filing system is consistent with the data verified and signed by the filer in the certified software vendor's electronic filing system.

(b) The Secretary of State will notify a certified software vendor at least ten (10) business days before conducting interface testing with the certified software vendor's electronic filing system. However, the testing may begin earlier than that planned date if the certified software vendor agrees.

(c) Testing for continued compliance verification will be the same type of testing that is done for certifying a software vendor, as described in Section 22703.

(d) If continued compliance verification shows deficiencies in data sent to CAL-ACCESS, the certified software vendor shall submit corrected data for previous filings to the Secretary of State immediately, by any method specified by the Secretary of State, and follow the resolution procedure in Section 22706 to prevent further data discrepancies.