An attorney representing a client in municipal court is not a public servant.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only when the attorney is a public defender
• D. Only if they are not licensed in that jurisdiction

Answer: (B)

Public servant status covers anyone performing a government function, including attorneys who work for the government or are appointed by the court to represent indigent clients. A municipal court case may involve a public defender or a court-appointed attorney, and in those cases the attorney is acting as a government employee or agent, so they are a public servant. A private attorney hired by a private client would not be a public servant. So the statement isn’t always true, making it false. The other options are too narrow or irrelevant: it isn’t restricted only to public defenders, and licensing in a jurisdiction doesn’t decide public servant status; the key factor is whether the attorney is performing duties on behalf of the government.