(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]