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A child and some leaves? I smell a felony!

Should It Be a Crime to Hire a Kid to Rake Your Lawn?

Readers — Right now it is a crime in Ohio to hire a kid under 14, without his/her parents’ permission, to do anything for you, including rake your lawn. The idea, as always, is to keep kids safe from evil adults. But the law smacks of zero tolerance, putting leaf work right up there with […]

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