State Ref Ticket. Please share advice + help. Thank you!

[m2mike]

Well, as some of you know already. During the Irvine 5yr anniversary meet. I got pulled over and received a state ref ticket. I would like to get some advice on how to get this over spending the least amount of money as my budget is extremely tight right now.

Here's my story.
03/30/2011 - Pulled over outside of the Irvine Meet.
The ticket says CVC27156(b) - Modified Emission.
CV27151 - Modified Exhaust
The officer did not take a picture of my motor.
The state referee stick in on the back of the citation

04/21/2011 - Got a Notice of correction and proof of service changing my violation to 27151(a) and that the violation is a correctable infraction

05/04/2011 - Got a Notice stating that Mandatory Appearance is required. I reserved my court date on 05/12/2011.

So using the information given, what ways can I go about taking care of this? what should I say to the judge to help me save the most money?

I hope you guys could help me out on this issue. Please PM me if you think the advice should not be publicized on the forum.

Thank you so much!
Mike