Section 494.450 – Juror nonattendance, criminal contempt, fine.
Effective – 28 Aug 2004 494.450. Juror nonattendance, criminal contempt, fine. — A person who is summoned for jury service and who willfully fails to appear and who has failed to obtain a postponement in compliance with section 494.432 or as an excuse pursuant to section 494.430, or to respond to the juror qualification form […]
Section 494.455 – Compensation of jurors, mileage — additional compensation may be authorized, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 2001 494.455. Compensation of jurors, mileage — additional compensation may be authorized, when. — 1. Each county or city not within a county may elect to compensate its jurors pursuant to subsection 2 of this section except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of this section. 2. Each grand and petit […]
Section 494.460 – Employers prohibited from disciplining employees because of jury duty, action for damages, attorney fees — employees not required to use leave for jury duty — automatic postponement of jury duty, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 2004 494.460. Employers prohibited from disciplining employees because of jury duty, action for damages, attorney fees — employees not required to use leave for jury duty — automatic postponement of jury duty, when. — 1. An employer shall not terminate, discipline, threaten or take adverse actions against an employee on account […]
Section 494.425 – Persons ineligible for jury service.
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 […]
Section 494.430 – Persons entitled to be excused from jury service — determinations made by judge — undue or extreme physical or financial hardship defined — documentation required, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 2019, 3 histories 494.430. Persons entitled to be excused from jury service — determinations made by judge — undue or extreme physical or financial hardship defined — documentation required, when. — 1. Upon timely application to the court, the following persons shall be excused from service as a petit or grand […]
Section 494.432 – Postponement of jury duty, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 2005 494.432. Postponement of jury duty, when. — 1. Individuals scheduled to appear for jury service have the right to postpone the date of their initial appearance for jury service one time only for reasons other than undue influence or extreme physical or financial hardship. When requested, postponements shall be granted, […]
Section 494.435 – Panel exhausted, other jurors summoned.
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 494.435. Panel exhausted, other jurors summoned. — Whenever there is an unanticipated shortage of available petit jurors drawn from a qualified jury list, the court may require the sheriff or a jury supervisor to summon a sufficient number of petit jurors from bystanders. If any party objects to bystanders being […]
Section 494.440 – Data processing devices may be used in compiling lists.
Effective – 28 Aug 1989 494.440. Data processing devices may be used in compiling lists. — In compiling and maintaining a list of prospective and qualified jurors and in summoning qualified jurors for service, the board of jury commissioners may use such data processing or mechanical devices as it considers sufficient and efficient to carry […]
Section 494.442 – List of licensed drivers to contain Social Security numbers — numbers to be provided to board of jury commissioners — election authority to provide numbers — effective date.
Effective – 01 Jan 1994 494.442. List of licensed drivers to contain Social Security numbers — numbers to be provided to board of jury commissioners — election authority to provide numbers — effective date. — 1. The list required by section 302.110 to be kept by the director of revenue shall, in addition to the […]
Section 494.400 – Qualifications of jurors, selection, exclusions prohibited.
Effective – 28 Aug 2004 494.400. Qualifications of jurors, selection, exclusions prohibited. — All persons qualified for grand or petit jury service shall be citizens of the state and shall be selected at random from a fair cross section of the citizens of the county or of a city not within a county for which […]