The statute reads as follows: 66-3-6. Sec. F

The department shall issue, or authorize the issuance of; temporary demonstration plates to dealers licensed pursuant to Section 66-4-1 NMSA 1978. Temporary demonstration plates shall be used only on vehicles included in the inventory of the dealer to whom the temporary plates are issued. The temporary plates shall be used to allow the operation of vehicles for the limited purposes of testing, demonstrating or preparing a vehiclefor sale or lease. Temporary demonstration plates may not be used on work or service vehicles, as that term is defined in Section 66-3-401 NMSA 1978, that are owned, used or held in inventory by a dealer. Use of the temporary plates shall be deemed compliance with the provisions of Section 66-3-4 NMSA 1978. A temporary demonstration plate, after being affixed to a specific vehicle, shall be valid for as long as the vehicle is held in the dealer's inventory. A dealer who uses temporary demonstration plates is required to maintain a list showing the plate assigned to each specific vehicle and make that list available to the department during normal business hours. Temporary demonstration plates shall: (1) name the dealer to whom the plates are issued; (2) and display a unique identification number assigned by the department.