A doctrine stating that neither the government nor its employees can be held liable for negligence.

A doctrine stating that neither the government nor its employees can be held liable for negligence.

• A. Good Samaritan Law
• B. Tort
• C. Statute of Limitations
• D. Sovereign Immunity

Answer: (D)

Sovereign immunity is the protection that prevents the government and its employees from being sued for negligence without consent. This doctrine means that, by default, claims of negligence against the state or its workers are barred unless a waiver or statute allows it. This is why the statement describes immunity rather than liability and best fits the idea being tested. Good Samaritan laws protect individuals who voluntarily help in emergencies from liability for ordinary negligence, which is about aiding people rather than about government protection. A tort is a broad category of civil wrongs, not a doctrine about immunity. A statute of limitations sets the time deadline to file a claim, not whether the government can be sued.

Sovereign immunity is the protection that prevents the government and its employees from being sued for negligence without consent. This doctrine means that, by default, claims of negligence against the state or its workers are barred unless a waiver or statute allows it. This is why the statement describes immunity rather than liability and best fits the idea being tested.

Good Samaritan laws protect individuals who voluntarily help in emergencies from liability for ordinary negligence, which is about aiding people rather than about government protection. A tort is a broad category of civil wrongs, not a doctrine about immunity. A statute of limitations sets the time deadline to file a claim, not whether the government can be sued.