{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-494.490","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.490","heading":"Number of jurors — three-fourths or more jurors to return verdict in civil cases — how verdict is signed.","body":"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.","path":["Title XXXIV - JURIES","Chapter 494 - General Provisions as to Juries"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=494.490","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"35988fb9019f847d21fa2f083cfc8499f0350ea9ee2a16fbbea1c976098892d0","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-494.485","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-494.495"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}