Validity of notarizations; rights of aggrieved persons not affected; State laws on the practice of law not affected

(a) Validity not affected The failure of a notary public to meet a requirement under section 3 or 4 in the performance of a notarization, or the failure of a notarization to conform to a requirement under section 3 or 4, shall not invalidate or impair the validity or recognition of the notarization. (b) Rights of aggrieved persons The validity and recognition of a notarization under this Act may not be construed to prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate a record or transaction that is the subject of a notarization or from seeking other remedies based on State or Federal law other than this Act for any reason not specified in this Act, including on the basis— (1) that a person did not, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, execute a signature on the record; (2) that an individual was incompetent, lacked authority or capacity to authenticate or adopt a record, or did not knowingly and voluntarily authenticate or adopt a record; or (3) of fraud, forgery, mistake, misrepresentation, impersonation, duress, undue influence, or other invalidating cause. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect a State law governing, authorizing, or prohibiting the practice of law.