{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-494.425","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.425","heading":"Persons ineligible for jury service.","body":"The following persons shall be disqualified from serving as a petit or grand juror:\n(1) Any person who is less than twenty-one years of age;\n(2) Any person not a citizen of the United States;\n(3) Any person not a resident of the county or city not within a county served by the court issuing the summons;\n(4) Any person who has been convicted of a felony, unless such person has been restored to his civil rights;\n(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;\n(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;\n(7) Any judge of a court of record;\n(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.","path":["Title XXXIV - JURIES","Chapter 494 - General Provisions as to Juries"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=494.425","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"ced7a6bff682bc87b679512b19e22bab043d1ace6bb0b6fc9c66aa72369ce070","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-494.420","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-494.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}