DANGER-CREATION DOCTRINE

danger-creation  doctrine.The  theory  that  if  a  state’s  affirmative  conduct  places  a  person  in

jeopardy, then the state may be liable for the harm inflicted on that person by a third party. • This

is an exception to the  general principle that the state is not liable for an injury that a third  party

inflicts   on   a   member   of   the   public.   —   Also   termed   danger-creation   exception.   Cf.

SPECIAL-RELATIONSHIP DOCTRINE. [Cases: States    112.2(1).]