Question

Select all that apply.
Which of the following statements are true of the Good Samaritan laws?
They are meant to discourage bystanders from helping accident victims.
They provide legal protection for rescuers.
They provide legal protection for victims.
They are meant to encourage responsible people to offer aid to accident victims.

Answer 1

They provide legal protection for rescuers. This law protects him from any wrong doing if he helps a person in distress.

They are meant to encourage responsible people to offer aid to accident victims. Since it protects them against any legal action, it lessens their fear to help someone in peril.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: They provide legal protection for rescuers.

Good samaritan law provide a legal protection for people if they're in the process of helping other people in need or crisis.

For example, under normal circumstance , breaking into other people's home is considered as illegal.
But, if you break into their home because you see that their house on fire and you want to save the people inside, you're protected under the Samaritan law.