How to get excused from jury duty in Buchanan County, Missouri
The excusal routes Buchanan County, Missouri actually recognizes — what each one needs, who decides, and where it goes.
Read this one before you write anything. The 5th Circuit states: 'Inconvenience or loss of income to prospective juror or employer is not an adequate reason to be excused from jury duty, although it MAY be considered grounds for deferral.' Financial hardship here buys you a reschedule, not an excusal — Missouri's equivalent of Ohio's Miami County or Florida's Polk County.
Your routes in Buchanan County, Missouri
Age exemptionUsually automatic
Missouri recognizes an age-based excusal on request — confirm your specific eligibility.
See the full detail →Financial hardshipReschedule only, not a full excusal
Loss of income is expressly not adequate grounds to be excused here — but it is grounds to move your service to another date.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.430. 'Inconvenience or loss of income to prospective juror or employer is not an adequate reason to be excused from jury duty, although it MAY be considered grounds for deferral. Your reason for hardship may be grounds for rescheduling jury service to another date.'
See the full detail →Medical conditionHigh, with documentation
Unlike lost income, a documented medical condition is a genuine excusal ground here.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.430. Recognizes documented medical conditions as a true excusal ground, distinct from the deferral-only treatment of financial hardship.
See the full detail →Contact the court
5th Judicial Circuit Court (Buchanan County), Jury AdministratorJury line: (816) 271-1552
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