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Missouri · Through 2026 legislative session (floor)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.490: Number of jurors — three-fourths or more jurors to return verdict in civil cases — how verdict is signed.

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  1. Title XXXIV - JURIES
  2. Chapter 494 - General Provisions as to Juries

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.

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