What does Negligence Per Se refer to?

Negligence Per Se refers specifically to the legal doctrine where an individual's actions can be deemed negligent due to the violation of a statute or regulation, which subsequently causes injury to another person. Under this doctrine, if a person breaches a law that was created to protect public safety and an injury results from that breach, it can be inferred that the individual was negligent without needing to establish the standard of care typically required in negligence cases.

This principle is grounded in the idea that the law should promote safety and that when a person does not follow legal standards intended to prevent harm, they can be held liable for the consequences of their actions. For example, if a driver runs a red light (which is a violation of traffic laws), and as a result, causes an accident, that driver can be found negligent per se because they broke the statute designed to keep roadways safe.

The other options do not accurately describe this legal concept. Risk assumption relates to situations where individuals knowingly expose themselves to danger, injuries during rescue attempts involve different legal considerations surrounding good Samaritan laws, and intent to cause harm typically falls under different legal categories such as assault or intentional torts rather than negligence.