Yea, coming out of court one day I pulled one of the deputies to the side and asked him if vests were legal. If you are a felon, they are illegal. If you have a vest on and are carrying a weapon, it's illegal, unless you're in SOME TYPE of law enforcement (i.e. Bodyguard, cop, etc...). Other than that, you can wear a vest and they can't do shit about it (IN California). But like Musty said, just because you have Kevlar on doesn't mean shit can't fuck you up.