I've already checked my state and city ordinances and they are legal here. You just cant have wild caught ones so you have to have papers from the breeder as proof. The only things my area doesnt allow is crocodilea, crocodile monitors and venomous snakes. Kind of funny, you can keep a venomous lizard but not a snake. I imagine it's because gila and beaded lizard venom wont kill you unless you are allergic to it like a bee sting but i have been told it will make you wish you would die.
I've always wanted one since i was a 14 year old kid but back then i couldnt afford one or keep it. But now i can. I'm personally not a huge fan of lizards. I kept a bunch when i was younger before i could get constrictors as my mom was scared of snakes haha. So i had Nile Monitor, Savannah Monitors, iguanas, alligator lizards, anoles, tokay geckos, leopard geckos, house geckos along with a bunch of amphibians and salt water and fresh water fish. It was all to fill my void of large constrictors haha. Although i do miss my Nile Monitor. Got him as a hatchling and he was the coolest little man except he hated one of my friends and took a shot at him with his tail. lucky for my friend, he was quick as the tail broke the sheet rock wall. he would always huff and puff and turn sideways to that same friend haha. He hated him.