How to get excused from jury duty in Franklin County, Missouri
The excusal routes Franklin County, Missouri actually recognizes — what each one needs, who decides, and where it goes.
Missouri is the one state in this database where the hardship process genuinely splits. Six counties — Jackson, Greene, Jasper, Platte, Howell and Lawrence — decide financial hardship in person at jury selection, not on paper. Others, like St. Charles, Boone and Johnson, review a written request in advance and mail you the answer. Franklin County doesn't publish which way it works. Franklin County publishes no juror page of its own — the Circuit Clerk's office is the only source. One call settles it — so we've put that first, free, instead of guessing.
Your routes in Franklin County, Missouri
Confirm how your county handles hardshipFree — do this first
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See the full detail →Age exemptionUsually automatic
Missouri recognizes an age-based excusal on request — confirm your specific eligibility. This path is unaffected by the question above.
See the full detail →Financial hardshipIf they say: decided in advance
The standard written path under Missouri's statute. Only worth buying if the county confirmed it reviews hardship before your report date.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.430. Missouri's statute recognizes 'undue or extreme physical or financial hardship' as a ground for excusal. What varies by county is not the standard but the timing — whether the request is ruled on in advance or raised at jury selection.
See the full detail →Financial hardship, raised in personIf they say: at jury selection
What to bring and how the process works if this county decides hardship in front of the judge rather than on paper.
See the full detail →Medical conditionHigh, with documentation
Documented medical grounds are handled in advance across Missouri, including in the counties that defer financial hardship to jury selection.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.430. Recognizes documented medical conditions as an excusal ground. Unlike financial hardship, medical documentation is generally reviewed in advance even in Missouri's in-person counties.
See the full detail →Contact the court
Franklin County Circuit Court (20th Judicial Circuit), Board of Jury CommissionJury line: (636) 583-6308
Other counties
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