Modifies provisions relating to the compensation of jurors

HB 1457 updates the rules for paying jurors in Missouri by establishing a minimum daily compensation of six dollars and a mileage reimbursement rate of seven cents per mile for travel to and from court. The bill allows counties and cities to voluntarily pay an additional six dollars per day, which the state would then reimburse, ensuring a total minimum daily payment of eighteen dollars for those localities that choose to participate. Local governing bodies retain the authority to approve further increases in daily pay or mileage allowances from their own funds, provided these local options do not conflict with future state court mandates. Furthermore, the legislation sets a specific payment schedule requiring local officials to issue juror fees within thirty days after a jury panel completes its service.