Section 179.045 - Reports on convictions; forms; confidentiality(1) The clerk of a circuit or county court shall cause a report to be made to the Department of Corrections on each offender convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in the court and on each juvenile found to be within the jurisdiction of the court by reason of a ground set forth in ORS 419B.100 (1)(a) or 419C. 005 (1).(2) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe forms for the reports required under subsection (1) of this section. Information required may include the name, age, sex, crime or action and disposition of the offender or juvenile and such other information as the department by rule may require. Such reports are confidential and may not be used in evidence.1967 c.635 §1; 1969 c.597 §14; 1987 c.320 §108; 1993 c.33 §317