Legal Question in Traffic Law in California

Hi about two days ago I had a flat and was waiting on a tow truck. Before the tow truck arrived alameda county sheriff pulled up to see if I was ok and I told him I was waiting on a tow truck for my flat. They went back to there car and then returned again and asked if this was my car and I responded that it was in the process of being transfered from my grandmother to my mother. He asked for license and registration but I didn't have registration. The car had just passed smog on 1/27/14 and I had vehicle moving permits for repair or alteration and another permit for smog/certification. I let the sheriff know that I was waiting on my registration from my grandmother. He then asked for proof of insurance and I told him that my grandmother had insured it the day after I recieved the car from her. My license plate had a 2014 sticker on it but it was for my truck and he saw this and ended up taking my license plates. The deputy taking the report asked why i put the sticker on the car and i told him i didnt want to be pulled over while restoring the car and taking it to be fixed. This all happened on 2/5/14 and my permits were issued 1/16/14 and are valid for 60 days. He then asked me to step out of the vehicle arrested me and put me in the back of there car as they took a report and then gave me a citation for 4462.5vc a misdemeanor not correctable and for 160281.5vc a infraction not correctable. I'm 22 african american going to school and working at fedex I have never had a run in with the law before. i am kind of scared because this is my first time dealing with law enforcment my record has nothing on it. I know with an infraction I will have to pay a fine but I don't want to serve jail time for this misdemeanor. My question to you is what do you think will be my consequence. My grandmother was in the process of registering the car and two days after the citation the car was registered.

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