${[ ['📅','Date & Approximate Time','Must be recorded at the moment of the act — not retroactively. Exact date and approximate time required.','Required'], ['📋','Type of Notarial Act','Specify the act: acknowledgment, oath/affirmation, jurat, copy certification, electronic, etc.','Required'], ['👤','Signer Name & Address','Full legal name and complete address of every individual for whom the act was performed.','Required'], ['🪪','Identity Verification','Type of ID credential, issuing authority, expiration date, and specific verification procedure used.','Required'], ['🔢','Number & Type of Services','How many signatures or acts completed in the session. Each act must be individually noted.','Required'], ['✍','Signature & Thumbprint','Signer signature on journal record strongly recommended. Thumbprint is NNA best practice.','Best Practice'], ['🗄','10-Year Retention','All journals must be retained for a minimum of 10 years from the date of the last entry.','Required'], ['⚖','2024 Attorney Exemption','NY licensed attorneys exempt from journal for non-electronic acts only. RON still requires a journal.','2024 Update'], ].map(([icon,title,desc,badge]) => ` `).join('')}

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