The main document regulating the list of monuments and their use and protection has long been a 2000 decree, in which, Tolyatti monuments are divided into five categories: technical monuments, architectural monuments, monumental art, memorials, and documentary monuments, from the Tolyatti City Council.
By this decree, Tolyatti monuments are divided into five categories: historical monuments, architectural monuments, monumental art, memorials, and documentary monuments (that is, historical documents), and into three classes: monuments of national significance, monuments of regional significance, and monuments of local significance. 
