Motorcycle permit.. Night trouble

[skerzz]

What is the name of your state? CALIFORNIA

Last night I was riding home from school on my motorcycle, I had planned to be at my 7pm class for only 5min to turn in my essay, long story short the class ended up going the full time until 9:40pm. On my way home I got pulled over by a police officer for having no rear plate.(bike is brand new) He checks my liscense and sees that I only have a permit. In California you can't ride at night with a permit. He writes me a ticket (infraction) for driving with out a liscense. (on the ticket he wrote driving at night with a permit) What should I do? Anyone have an idea what the penalty is for driving outside of your permit restrictions? I plan on bringing a copy of my class schedual, and proof that a paper was due that day to show the judge. I am going to try to get my liscense before I have to go to court too. Any advice/ insight is appreciated.
thanks

Also: the officer said that if he sees me riding around, even during the day, he is going to pull me over and impound my bike.

[skerzz]

Also, to add he wrote me a ticket for 12500(b) which "Requires the driver of a motorcycle to be licensed." In reality he should have give me a 12509(d) which states "Person with instruction permit shall not drive motorcycle during darkness, on a freeway, or with a passenger." someone please help!

[Curt581]

Duplicate post.