Canons 486-491 of the Canon law of the Catholic Church apply to the church archives, pursuant to this, the Archive is the historical archive of the Archdiocese of Veszprém. Its function is to systematically organize, explore, expand and carefully preserve the documents of historical value.

Further regulatory document:

• The document of the papal committee of ecclesiastical cultural goods: The function of church archives in the pastoral life (circular letter). Szent István Társulat, Budapest, 1998. (Római Dokumentumok IX.) [Roman documents IX.]