Read 1st time January 27, 2000, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
ANNE C. WALKER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 494.425, RSMo 1994, and section 494.490, RSMo Supp. 1999, relating to jury service, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject.
Section A. Section 494.425, RSMo 1994, and section 494.490, RSMo Supp. 1999, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 494.425 and 494.490, to read as follows:
494.425. The following persons shall be disqualified from serving as a petit or grand juror:
(1) Any person who is less than [twenty-one] eighteen 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] such person's civil rights;
(5) Any person unable to read, speak and understand the English language;
(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 licensed attorney at law;
(8) Any judge of a court of record;
(9) Any person who, in the judgment of the court or the board of jury commissioners, is incapable of performing the duties of a juror because of mental or physical illness or infirmity.
494.490. In all trials of civil actions [before a circuit judge, or an associate circuit judge sitting as a circuit judge], a jury
shall consist of twelve persons selected pursuant to sections 494.400 to 494.505, unless all parties agree on a lesser number,
but not less than eight, in which case the number of veniremen shall be reduced accordingly. Three-fourths or more jurors
may return a lawful verdict. All verdicts shall be signed by each juror who agrees to the verdict.
Missouri House of Representatives