13 V.S.A. § 1406: Defense

It is a defense to a prosecution under this chapter that the defendant renounced his or her criminal purpose by:

(1) conduct designed to prevent the commission of the crime agreed upon; or

(2) giving timely notice to a law enforcement official of the conspiracy and of the defendant’s part in it; or

(3) making a timely, positive statement to one or more of the other parties to the agreement that the defendant will not participate in the crime.