The removal of any resident executor from this state to any other state or territory of the United States shall not be cause for his removal from the office of executor; but, on and after his removal, he shall in all respects be regarded and treated as a nonresident executor, and the provisions of article 8 of this chapter shall be applicable to him. Upon such removal, his sureties may require him to resign and make final settlement of his accounts or give a new bond as such executor.
Ala. Code § 43-2-275 (1975)