CA: Case for Illegal Seisure of Car

[dudeprevails]

Hello all, just want to get some feedback on what I have mulling over in my head.

My car was impounded on saturday because my registration appeared to the cop to be over 6 months expired. According to the local legal code "V C Section 22651 Circumstances Permitting Removal" it states:

22651. A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or a regularly employed and salaried employee, who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations, of a city, county, or jurisdiction of a state agency in which a vehicle is located, may remove a vehicle located within the territorial limits in which the officer or employee may act, under the following circumstances:

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(o) (1) When a vehicle is found or operated upon a highway, public land, or an offstreet parking facility under the following circumstances:

(A) With a registration expiration date in excess of six months before the date it is found or operated on the highway, public lands, or the offstreet parking facility.

My registration was expired for 5 months and 18 days. The impound fees alone (not including registration) are over $400.

Do I have a case?