Vermont Statutes Title 13. Crimes and Criminal Procedure, § 2827. Possession of child pornography

(1) if the depiction was possessed for a bona fide medical, psychological, social work, legislative, judicial, or law enforcement purpose, by a physician, psychologist, social worker, legislator, judge, prosecutor, law enforcement officer, or other person having such a bona fide interest in the subject matter;

(2) if the person was a bona fide school, museum, or public library, or was a person acting in the course of employment as an employee or official of such an organization or of a retail outlet affiliated with and serving the educational or intended purpose of that school, museum, or library;

(3) to paintings, drawings, or nonvisual or written descriptions of sexual conduct.

(1) that the defendant in good faith had a reasonable basis to conclude that the child in fact had attained the age of 16 when the depiction was made;

(2) that the defendant in good faith took reasonable steps, whether successful or not, to destroy or eliminate the depiction.