Effective - 28 Aug 2004
494.425. Persons ineligible for jury service. — The following persons shall be disqualified from serving as a petit or grand juror:
(1) Any person who is less than twenty-one years of age;
(2) Any person not a citizen of the United States;
(3) Any person not a resident of the county or city not within a county served by the court issuing the summons;
(4) Any person who has been convicted of a felony, unless such person has been restored to his civil rights;
(5) Any person unable to read, speak and understand the English language, unless such person's inability is due to a vision or hearing impairment which can be adequately compensated for through the use of auxiliary aids or services;
(6) Any person on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or any member of the organized militia on active duty under order of the governor;
(7) Any judge of a court of record;
(8) Any person who, in the judgment of the court, is incapable of performing the duties of a juror because of mental or physical illness or infirmity. The juror or the juror's personal representative, may provide the court with documentation from a physician licensed to practice medicine verifying that a mental or physical condition renders the person unfit for jury service for a period of up to twenty-four months.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al., A.L. 2004 S.B. 1211)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 494 - General Provisions as to Juries
Section 494.400 - Qualifications of jurors, selection, exclusions prohibited.
Section 494.410 - Master jury list.
Section 494.420 - Selection of jurors from qualified jury list.
Section 494.425 - Persons ineligible for jury service.
Section 494.432 - Postponement of jury duty, when.
Section 494.435 - Panel exhausted, other jurors summoned.
Section 494.440 - Data processing devices may be used in compiling lists.
Section 494.445 - Petit jurors, maximum number of days required to serve, exception.
Section 494.450 - Juror nonattendance, criminal contempt, fine.
Section 494.455 - Compensation of jurors, mileage — additional compensation may be authorized, when.
Section 494.475 - Inhabitants of city or county not disqualified when city or county is a party.
Section 494.485 - Alternate jurors.
Section 494.495 - Jury may separate, when — duty of court.