The court shall appoint, as receiver, the executive director of the department who shall designate a qualified individual not employed by this state or its political subdivisions, or a nonprofit organization to execute the receivership. The receiver appointed by the court shall use the income and assets of the treatment or care center to maintain and operate the center and to attempt to correct the conditions which constitute a threat to the clients. The receiver may not liquidate the assets of the treatment or care center.
N.D.C.C. § 25-16.1-03