If a statute is found to be applicable to a fact situation, then the courts will hold that an unexcused violation of that statute which causes an injury to another is:
A) strict liability.
B) res ipsa loquitur.
C) negligence per se.
D) assumption of the risk.

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Negligence per se occurs when a statute is violated, and that violation causes harm to someone the statute was designed to protect, without needing to prove the usual elements of negligence.

If a Statute Is Found to Be Applicable to a Fact