Every official court reporter who, on July 1, 1969, is receiving a retirement salary under the provisions of <cite data-path="22">this subtitle</cite> by reason of physical or mental incapacity to perform the duties of his or her position, shall thereafter be entitled to a retirement salary of $8,000 per year when eligible therefor under <cite data-path="22|§22-31|(c)">subsection (c) of this section</cite>. Any official court reporter appointed prior to January 1, 1956, who, having served less than twenty-five preceding consecutive years and being under seventy years of age, shall become physically or mentally incapable of performing the duties of that position by reason of ailments or accidents not resulting from the reporter’s own misconduct, shall be entitled during the period of such incapacity to a retirement salary of $8,000 per year. Every court reporter otherwise entitled to a retirement salary under subsections (a) or (b) above, shall receive such salary only when such retired reporter’s earned income is less than $4,000 per year; and the amount of such retirement salary shall be the difference between the retired reporter’s earned income and the $4,000 maximum provided herein. In order to claim a retirement salary under <cite data-path="22|§22-31">this section</cite>, each court reporter retired by reason of incapacity shall, on January 1 of each year, file with the Administrator of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City a statement showing (1) the reporter’s earned income for the previous year, and (2) the reporter’s anticipated earnings for the ensuing year, together with a medical statement satisfactory to the Medical Service Division of the Baltimore City Civil Service Commission that the reporter remains incapable of performing the duties of a court reporter. No reporter appointed after January 1, 1956, shall be entitled to any retirement salary under <cite data-path="22|§22-31">this section</cite>. P.L.L., 1969, §22-31 1968, ch. 334, §299 1969, ch. 545, §299 1975, ch. 856 1978, ch. 741 1982, ch. 444 1986, ch. 345