MO SB46

Adds elected officials as a category of persons who may be excused from jury duty during their term of office upon timely application to the court

Requires judges to make determinations regarding undue or extreme physical or financial hardship, with authority delegable only to court officials or personnel authorized by state law to function as members of the judiciary

Defines undue or extreme physical or financial hardship limited to three circumstances: abandoning a person under personal care due to lack of substitute caregiver, incurring costs with substantial adverse impact on necessary living expenses, or suffering physical hardship resulting in illness or disease

Specifies that absence from employment alone does not constitute undue or extreme hardship, and requires documentation such as tax returns or medical statements to support hardship claims

Provides that persons excused from jury service become eligible again after two years unless permanently excused based on grounds of a permanent nature as determined by the judge