; and (ii) do not accord greater legal effect to the implementation or application of a specific technology or technical specification for performing those notarizations; and (2) requires the retention of an audio and visual recording of the performance of a notarization for a remotely located individual for a period of not less than 5 years after the recording is created. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in section 5 or 6 may be construed to preclude the recognition of a notarization under applicable State law, regardless of whether such State law is consistent with section 5 or 6. 10. Standard of care; special notarial commissions (a) State standards of care; authority of State regulatory officials Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent a State, or a notarial regulatory official of a State, from— (1) adopting a requirement in this Act as a duty or standard of care under the laws of that State or sanctioning a notary public for breach of such a duty or standard of care; (2) establishing requirements and qualifications for, or denying, refusing to renew, revoking, suspending, or imposing a condition on, a commission or appointment as a notary public; (3) creating or designating a class or type of commission or appointment, or requiring an endorsement or other authorization to be received by a notary public, as a condition on the authority to perform notarizations with respect to electronic records or for remotely located individuals; or (4) prohibiting a notary public from performing a notarization under section 3 or 4 as a sanction for a breach of duty or standard of care or for official misconduct. (b) Special commissions or authorizations created by a State