A statute violation that causes the harm that the statute was enacted to prevent constitutes ________.
A) Strict negligence
B) Strict scrutiny
C) Assumption of the risk
D) Comparative negligence
E) Negligence per se

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Negligence per se is a legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute or regulation. This doctrine applies when the statute violation directly causes the type of harm the statute was designed to prevent.

A Statute Violation That Causes the Harm That the Statute